Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-15 00:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Matsubara High School, Matsubara, Osaka, Japan, direct via 8N3L Contact was successful: Mon 2011-02-14 12:00:25 UTC (***)

Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “Claudio Varalli”, Milano, I-20142, Italy, telebridge via W5RRR Watch for simulcast on www.livestream.com/iz2shs Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-02-17 10:33:46 UTC 56 deg

Experiencing Learning “Imparare Sperimentando”, San Quirino, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-02-19 11:43:19 UTC 46 deg

Preston North East Primary School, Preston, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W5RRR (***) Contact is a go for Tue 2011-02-22 08:04:48 UTC 51 deg (***)

Nishibori Eizaburo Memorial Explorer Musium Radio Club, Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan, direct via TBD (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-02-22 09:12:43 UTC 53 deg (***)

Istituzione Scolalstica “Saint-Roch”, Aosta , I-11100, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY (***) Contact is a go for STS-133 slip plan only: Fri 2011-02-25 09:36:13 UTC 77 deg via LU8YY (***)

Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time.

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 586. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38.

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.

IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++

QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL%27s

ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS, IRØISS

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The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-02-15 00:00 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 2011-02-15 00:00 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. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU

Exp. 26 on orbit Dmitry Kondratyev Catherine G. Coleman KC5ZTH Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA

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