Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-23 04:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Special operating SSTV event SSTV system download continues Downlink should be 145.8 MHz

Armada Area Schools, Armada, Michigan, direct via K8UO Contact is a go for: Fri 2008-10-24 17:13 UTC 58 deg Should be on IRLP and Echolink (***)

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

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 374. 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 2008-10-23 04:00 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 2008-10-21 19:30 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

Exp. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Salizhan Sharipov

Space Flight Participant on orbit: Richard Garriott W5KWQ

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

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