Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-08 03:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Flemish Space Days, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sun 2009-05-10 10:55:41 UTC 30 deg

Besyo Elementary School, Saitama, Japan direct via 8J1KW Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-05-11 11:01:42 UTC 46 deg

Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-05-20 06:57:41 UTC 52 deg (***)

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 432. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22.

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 2009-05-08 03:30 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 (note change of file type)

The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-05-02 23:00 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 Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA

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

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