Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2006-07-28 01:45 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

ESA Event Patras, Greece, telebridge via WH6PN Sat 2006-07-29 12:27 UTC at 19 deg See details below for web coverage.

Robinson Elementary, Anderson, Indiana, direct via W9VCF Wed 2006-08-02 14:16 UTC 47 deg Watch for IRLP coverage.

City of Ottawa Central Experimental Farm, direct via VE3KID Fri 2006-08-04 13:27 UTC 25 deg

Teven-Tintenbar Public School, Tintenbar, NSW Australia, direct via VK2ZTY Fri 2006-08-11 07:32 UTC at 23 deg (***)

Total number of ARISS school contacts is 246.

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 2006-07-28 01:45 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 2006-06-13 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 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 13 on orbit Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS Jeff Williams KD5TVQ

Expedition 13/14 Thomas Reiter DF4TR

The STS-121 crew has returned to earth. Congratulations to Commander Steven Lindsey; Pilot Mark Kelly; mission specialists Stephanie Wilson, KD5DZE, Lisa Nowak, KC5ZTB; Michael Fossum and Piers Sellers. (***)

Expedition 14 crew: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT

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