Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-06-19 22:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Robinson Elementary School, Robinson, Texas via telebridge WH6PN Contact is a go for: Wed 2008-06-25 15:45 UTC 52 deg

Round Rock Texas Scout Pack #304 and Blackland Prairie Elementary School, Round Rock, Texas, direct via W5KA (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2008-06-30 18:06 UTC 49 deg (***)

STS-124 landed (***)

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 348. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 7.

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 2008-06-19 22:30 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.txt

The successful school list has been updated as of 2008-06-09 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 Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ

STS-124 landed: (***) Mark E. Kelly, Kenneth T. Ham, Karen L. Nyberg, Ronald J. Garan, Michael E. Fossum, Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI (JAXA) Garrett Reisman KE5HAE Congratulations to all on a job well done! Special thanks to Garrett for all of the ARISS contacts. (***)

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

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