Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-02 02:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Scuola Media Statale Donato Forlani I-70014 Conversano, Italy, direct via IZ7MKW Contact is a go for: Tue 2008-10-07 11:30 UTC 47 deg (***)

Colombia Mission Project at Buchanan High School, CA via NN1SS Contact is a go for: Sat 2008-10-11 16:11 UTC 35 deg (***)

Combined group of Challenger Learning Centers, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Howard B. Owens Science Center’s Challenger Center (Lanham, MD) Challenger Learning Center of Columbia (Columbia, SC) Verizon Challenger Learning Center at MOSI (Tampa, FL) Brownsburg Challenger Learning Center (Brownsburg, IN) Contact is a go for : Thu 2008-10-16 16:39 UTC via W6SRJ (***)

Combined group of Challenger Learning Centers, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center (Indianapolis, IN) Challenger Learning Center at Paducah (Paducah, KY) Challenger Learning Center—St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) Challenger Learning Center of Colorado (Colorado Springs, CO) Contact is a go for: Fri 2008-10-17 15:30 UTC via W6SRJ (***)

Austin Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy, Austin, TX, direct via K5LBJ (***) Contact is a go for: Sun 2008-10-19 13:14 UTC 40 deg (***)

Pinehurst School, Ashland, Oregon, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for : Mon 2008-10-20 15:13 UTC via W6SRJ (***)

National Planetarium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN (***) Contact is a go for : Tues 2008-10-21 08:30 UTC (***)

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 361. 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 2008-10-01 03:30 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 2008-09-26 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 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

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

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