Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-04-24 02:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact was successful: Tue 2013-04-23 14:38:47 UTC 49 deg (***) Congratulations to Christopher for his first ARISS contact! (***)

Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik (MUI), Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-04-25 14:34:36 UTC 32 deg

Istituto d’Istruzione Superiore Euclide, Bari, Italy, telebridge via IZ7RTN Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-04-27 11:17:19 UTC 89 deg Watch for live video stream at http://www.cittadellamediterraneascienza.it/webtv.php

Polyvalente de Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada, direct via VA2VDL Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-04-29 17:25:29 UTC 64 deg

Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, NC, direct via W4GSO Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-05-02 14:52:47 UTC 60 deg

Hay River, NWT, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2013-05-03 19:55:32 UTC 86 deg

ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.

The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-04-24 02:30 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.rtf

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 812. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 795. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44.

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school.

NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at [email protected] or by calling them at (281) 244-2320.

The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++

QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL%27s

ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS

**************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-04-24 02:30 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 .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

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf ****************************************************************************

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.

**************************************************************************** Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC

Exp. 35/36 on orbit Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS Aleksandr Misurkin Christopher J. Cassidy KF5KDR

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