Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-08-30 22:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Schulehaus Feld 1 Richterswil, CH-8805, Switzerland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Sat 2008-08-30 13:50 UTC 79 deg (***)

Challenger Learning Center of Lucas County, Oregon, Ohio direct via KB9UPS Contact is a go for: Mon 2008-09-01 15:22 UTC 33 deg Watch for IRLP simulcast

Prairielands Council, Boy Scouts of America, Chanute Air Force Base Rantoul, IL, Champaign, Illinois, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2008-09-13 15:54 22 deg

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 358. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 10.

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 2008-08-30 22:00 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 2008-08-30 22:00 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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Expedition 17 on orbit: Sergei Volkov Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ

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

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