Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-10 17:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB Contact was successful: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg (***)

Boundary Beach Elementary, Delta, BC, Canada, direct via VE7LHM Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-13 17:10:57 UTC 52 deg

Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada, direct via VE6BGC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-14 16:01:09 UTC 80 deg

UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), coordinated by UNICEF-Mali with the Ministry of Education and support from UNICEF Belgium, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-15 16:33:05 UTC 34 deg

JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg

Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg (***)

C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg (***)

VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg (***)

Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg (***)

Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg (***)

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 491. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29.

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 2009-10-09 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 2009-10-09 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

Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN

Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ Guy Laliberté (SFP)

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