Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-09 14:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS Contact was unsuccessful: Thu 2009-04-09 07:34:33 UTC 77 deg (***) ARISS is analyzing what happened and will reschedule. (***)
Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland direct via OH1F Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-04-17 07:40:18 UTC 14 deg
Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily.
Expedition 18 has now set the record for ARISS contacts by an expedition.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 429. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22.
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 2009-04-09 14:30 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 2009-04-03 05:00 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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Exp. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA
Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ
Space Flight Participant on orbit: SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK
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73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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