Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-25 00:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Armada Area Schools, Armada, Michigan, direct via K8UO Contact was successful: Fri 2008-10-24 17:13 UTC 58 deg (***)
Simulation contact Technopolis, Mechelen, Belgium with Frank DeWinne ON1DWN (***) Mon 2008-10-27 17:00-17:30 UTC (***)
Scuola Media Statale Donato Forlani I-70014 Conversano, Italy, direct via IZ7MKW Contact is a go for: Tue 2008-10-28 09:37 UTC 34 deg
Santa Teresa del Bambin Gesù Rome 00165, Italy, direct via IK0US0 Contact is a go for: Thu 2008-10-30 08:51 UTC 44 deg
ARISS thanks: (***) Expedition 17 returned: Sergei Volkov Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Space Flight Participant returned: Richard Garriott W5KWQ
Job well done!
ARISS welcomes: Exp. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Welcome back Mike for your second tour of duty on the ISS! Salizhan Sharipov Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 375. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 10.
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 2008-10-25 00:00 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 2008-10-25 00:00 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 returned: Sergei Volkov Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Exp. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Salizhan Sharipov Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Space Flight Participant returned: Richard Garriott W5KWQ
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73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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