Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2006-12-18 07:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
The times listed below are subject to last minute changes due to continuing Shuttle EVA operations.
Thunmanskolan, Knivsta, Sweden via telebridge VK4KHZ Contact was successful Sun 2006-12-17 18:19 UTC via VK4KHZ (***)
Kashiwabara Community Center, Sayama, Japan, direct via 8J1K Contact is a go for Wed 2006-12-27 12:22 UTC
During Expedition 14, ARISS expects to have one ARISS school contact per month rather than approximately one per week. It is also anticipated that there many not be many general contacts.
STS-116 12A.1 Launch (Polansky, Oefelein, Curbeam, Higginbotham, Patrick KD5PKY, Christer Fuglesang KE5CGR/SA0AFS, Suni Williams KD5PLB up) On orbit and docked
Total number of ARISS school contacts is 259. (***)
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, RS0ISS
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The schedule page has been updated as of 2006-12-18 07:00 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 2006-11-20 22:00 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 has been a rumor 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 13/14 on orbit: Thomas Reiter DF4TR
Expedition 14 on orbit: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT
Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB
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73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors