Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-05-16 03:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

English Estates Elementary, Fern Park, Florida, direct via N4EH Contact was successful: Fri 2011-05-13 14:48:26 UTC 26 deg (***)

Primary school “Pasquale Luisi”, Castelluccio Valmaggiore, Foggia, Italy, and Secondaria Di 1° Grado “Virgilio”, Castelluccio , Italy direct via IK0USO/7 Contact was successful: Sat 2011-05-14 09:09:13 UTC 45 deg (***)

Exhibition “Scientific and Technical and Innovation Achievements of Russia” , Madrid, Spain, direct via EA/RW3WW Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-05-13 16:35 UTC

Exhibition “Scientific and Technical and Innovation Achievements of Russia” , Madrid, Spain, direct via EA/RW3WW Contact is a go for Sat 2011-05-14 15:23 UTC

Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time.

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 639. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 40.

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.

IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++

QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL%27s

ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS, IRØISS

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The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-05-16 03:00 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 2011-05-16 03:00 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 .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. 26 on orbit Dmitry Kondratyev Catherine G. Coleman KC5ZTH Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA

Exp. 27 on orbit Andrey Borisenko Aleksandr Samokutyayev Ronald J. Garan KF5GPO

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73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors