Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-23 07:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur: “Pfadimuur”, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact was successful: Sat 2009-08-22 08:20:04 UTC 26 deg (***)

Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax Center, NS, Canada, direct via VE1MR Contact was successful: Sat 2009-08-22 12:54:08 UTC 47 deg (***)

Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-08-24 07:19:09 UTC 33 deg Watch for Echolink and IRLP

Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-08-24 11:30:49 UTC 50 deg VK4KHZ

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 466. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 27.

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 2009-08-23 07:00 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.rtf (note change of file type)

The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-08-23 07:00 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 Timothy Kopra KE5UDN

Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA

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

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