Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-08-02 01:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Simulated Terrestrial contact, U.S. deployed soldier dependents visiting ESC #1 Scheduled with Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Scheduled for approximately Tue 2008-08-05 14:20 UTC (***) Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage
Simulated Terrestrial contact, U.S. deployed soldier dependents visiting ESC #2 Scheduled with Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Scheduled for approximately Tue 2008-08-05 14:50 UTC (***) Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage
Town of Berkeley Heights, NJ, Summer Playground Camp, direct via N2XJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2008-08-13 16:08 UTC 43 deg
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 355. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 9.
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 2008-08-01 16:00 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.txt
The successful school list has been updated as of 2008-08-01 06:00 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... tf
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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Expedition 17 on orbit: Sergei Volkov Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ
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73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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