Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-04 17:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Liceo Scientifico Statale “Lorenzo Respighi”, Piacenza Italy, direct via IZ4JSC Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC 37 deg

Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DL0ERW Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 UTC 78 deg

Space Day 2007, National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C., USA, telebridge via W6SRJ Sat 2007-05-05 18:01 UTC 34 deg

SRJC Day Under the Oaks, Santa Rosa, California USA direct via W6SRJ (***) Sun 2007-05-06 16:48 UTC 68 deg (***)

Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC 49 deg

Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 UTC 58 deg

Total number of ARISS school contacts is 290.

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 2007-04-30 15:00 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 2007-04-29 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 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 14 on orbit: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT

Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB

Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov

Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE

Soyuz 14S/13S on orbit: Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK

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

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