Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-12-21 16:30 UTC

ARISS passes along its condolences to Dan Tani KD5DXE and family on the sudden passing of his mother.

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

15 Korolev City, Moscow, Russia, via telebridge ON4ISS (***) 2007-12-27 10:07 UTC 68 deg (***) Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage. (***)

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 334. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 2.

ARISS expects no school contacts until late December due to the crew work schedule. We will keep everyone informed of any changes.

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 2007-12-21 16:30 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 2007-12-17 17:30 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.

***************************************************************************** Expedition 16 on orbit: Peggy Whitson Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Daniel Tani KD5DXE

Future Léopold Eyharts FX0STD/KE5FNO

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

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