Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-28 06:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Simulation contact Technopolis, Mechelen, Belgium with Frank DeWinne ON1DWN Contact was successful Mon 2008-10-27 17:00-17:30 UTC (***)

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 Contact will be video streamed at http://www.telenorba.it/home/streaming_d.php

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

IES Trassierra, Córdoba, Spain-14011, direct via AO7URC Contact is a go for: Mon 2008-11-03 08:58 UTC 32 deg ISS callsign is to be OR4ISS

St. Thomas' Primary School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, direct via VK4HBK Contact is a go for: Tue 2008-11-04 10:10 UTC 65 deg

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 375. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 12. (***)

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 2008-10-28 06:00 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 2008-10-28 06:00 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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Exp. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ

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

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