Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-09 04:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

DRS Dutch School Dutch Ministry of Education Delta Researchers School programme DRS-2007, telebridge via NN1SS Tue 2007-04-10 07:25 UTC 80 deg via NN1SS Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web(Discovery Reflector and Verizon).

Salt Creek Primary School, Salt Creek, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Thu 2007-04-12 03:10 UTC 69 deg via W6SRJ Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web(Discovery Reflector and Verizon).

Fairborn High School, Fairborn, Ohio, Telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Thu 2007-04-12 19:00 UTC 42 deg via VK4KHZ Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web(Discovery Reflector and Verizon).

Puskás Tivadar Távközlési Technikum, Budapest, Hungary direct via HA5KHC (***) Thu 2007-04-12 23:15 UTC (***) Simulcast on Echolink (***)

Redmond High School, Redmond, Washington, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Mon 2007-04-16 21:17 UTC 80 deg via ON4ISS Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web(Discovery Reflector and Verizon).

Cedar Point Elementary, Bristow, Virginia, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contct is a go for: Tue 2007-04-17 19:05 UTC 82 deg via VK5ZAI Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web(Discovery Reflector and Verizon).

Total number of ARISS school contacts is 279. (***)

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 2007-04-05 16:00 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 2007-04-05 16:00 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

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

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