Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-07-29 22:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-07-30 16:08 UTC 69 deg Should be on Echolink and IRLP. (***)
Borough of New Providence, NJ, Summer Playground Camp, New Providence, NJ, direct via N2XJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-07-30 17:29 UTC 31 deg
United Space School, Seabrook, Texas, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for Wed 2009-08-05 13:52 UTC 62 deg Should be on Echolink and IRLP. (***)
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 456. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 26.
QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL%27s
ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS
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The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-07-24 04:00 UTC. (***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type)
The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-07-23 21:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
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There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio.
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Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Timothy Kopra KE5UDN
Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA
STS-127 on orbit and docked Mark Polansky Doug Hurley Chrstipher Cassidy Tom Marshburn Dave Wolf Julie Payette
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73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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