Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-04-26 17:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Cedarview, Canadian School(***) Simulation contact for: Bob Thirsk W5/VA3CSA (***) 2008-05-01 08:30 SUTC, 19:30 UTC, 2:30 PM CDT (***)

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM), Washington, DC, via telebridge NN1SS Contact is a go for: Sat. 2008-05-03 15:52 UTC 74 deg Watch for Echolink and IRLP coverage.

Armada Area Schools, Armada, Michigan, direct via K8UO Contact is a go for: Fri 2008-05-09 13:38 UTC 74 deg

Next missions with astronaut/hams on board. STS-124

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 345. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 6.

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 2008-04-26 17:00 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 2008-04-21 20:30 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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Expedition 17 on orbit: Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Garrett Reisman KE5HAE

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

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