Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-12 05:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

SELIGER 2009 Youth Forum, direct via R3ISS (***) Contact was successful 2009-08-09 09:17 UTC (***)

Ottawa South United Sports Club, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via W6SRJ Contact was successful 2009-08-11 14:20:12 UTC 39 deg (***)

Euro Space Center, Night of Stars, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-08-13 19:59:11 UTC 30 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage. (***)

KIPP: 3D Academy, Houston, Texas, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for Thu 2009-08-20 18:16:26 UTC 50 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage. (***)

Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax Center, NS, Canada, direct via VE1MR Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-08-22 12:54:08 UTC 47 deg

Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur: “Pfadimuur”, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-08-22 08:20:04 UTC 26 deg

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 461. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 27.

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 2009-08-12 05:00 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.rtf (note change of file type)

The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-08-12 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 .rtf

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. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Timothy Kopra KE5UDN

Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA

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