Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-06-29 20:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Departement IWT, Hoboken, Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Sat 2009-06-27 09:33:22 UTC 55 deg (***)

Inukjuak Space Camp, Kuujjuaq Quebec, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-07-01 14:25:47 UTC 85 deg; duration= 9m 50s Watch for simulcast on IRLP and Echolink (***)

Simulation Contact with Ottawa area kids in Ottawa, Canada, direct via VA3MGY (***) Tue 2009-07-02 14:20 UTC at the earliest (***) Simulcast on IRLP (***)

Simulation Contact with Challenger Learning Center in Indianapolis, IN (***) Tue 2009-07-02 14:35 UTC at the earliest (***) Simulcast on IRLP (***)

Simulation Contact with Ottawa area kids in Ottawa, Canada, direct via VA3MGY (***) Tue 2009-07-02 14:50 UTC at the earliest (***) Simulcast on IRLP (***)

Simulation Contact with Challenger Learning Center in Indianapolis, IN direct via K9CMM (***) Tue 2009-07-02 15:05 UTC at the earliest (***) Simulcast on IRLP (***)

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 446. (***) 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 2009-06-29 20:00 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 2009-06-29 20:00 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

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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