Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-11-26 05:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Wairarapa Home School Association, Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Wed 2008-11-26 02:27 UTC 56 deg (***)

St Anthony's College, Shillong, India telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Mon 2008-12-01 08:19 UTC 57 deg

Quispamsis Elementary/ Middle School, Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada, direct via VE9LC Contact is a go for Option #1: Thu 2008-12-04 18:23 UTC 45 deg

Crossband repeater and packet have been active!

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 387. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14.

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 2008-11-26 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.txt

The successful school list has been updated as of 2008-11-26 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... 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 (returning with STS-126) Sandra Magnus KE5FYE (arrived with STS-126)

STS-126 docked: Christopher Ferguson Eric Boe Stephen Bowen Donald Pettit Robert Kimbrough Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper KD5TVR

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

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