Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-11-29 04:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

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

Ellis School, Belleville, IL, USA, direct via K9GXU (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2008-12-08 16:28 UTC 52 deg (***)

Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, Richmond, Texas, direct via NT5SM (or special call) (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2008-12-09 15:15 UTC 22 deg (***)

Istituto Comprensivo “Marco Polo“ , Grado I-34073, Italy, via IV3YZB (***) Contact is a go for: Option #2: Wed 2008-12-10 09:40 UTC 48 deg (***)

2 Circolo Didattico, San Giuseppe, Mola di Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR (***) Contact is a go for: Option #9: Fri 2008-12-12 13:43 UTC 30 deg (***)

STS-126 is undocked and returning (***) Congratulations to Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ (***)

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 2008-11-29 04:00 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 Sandra Magnus KE5FYE

STS-126 undocked: Christopher Ferguson Eric Boe Stephen Bowen Donald Pettit KD5MDT Robert Kimbrough KE5HOD Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper KD5TVR Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ

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

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