Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-25 04:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Nanjing No. 3 High School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R.China, direct via BY4RRR Sun 2007-08-26 10:50 UTC 44 deg Simulcast on IRLP and Echolink (***)

Amagasaki Child Science Hall, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, direct via 8N3AMA Tue 2007-08-28 08:27 UTC 77 deg

Ashland Greenwood High School, Ashland, Nebraska, direct via K0ASH Wed 2007-08-29 16:03 UTC 55 deg Watch for simulcast on IRLP and Echolink (***)

Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, Illinois, direct via N9CHA Wed 2007-09-05 18:38 UTC 54 deg Watch for simulcast on IRLP, Echolink and, videostream (***)

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 310. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 1.

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 2007-08-22 15:30 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 2007-08-16 23:00 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.

***************************************************************************** Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Clayton Anderson KD5PLA

Expedition 15 future: Daniel Tani KD5DXE

STS-118 landed (***) Scott Kelly, Charles Hobaugh, Dave Williams, Barbara Morgan KD5VNP, Richard Mastracchio KC5ZTE, Tracy Caldwell, Benjamin Drew Congratulations to the crew of STS-118! Job well done! (***)

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

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