[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2006-12-15 19:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2006-12-15  19:00 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

The times listed below are subject to last minute changes  due to continuing 
Shuttle EVA operations. 

Thunmanskolan, Knivsta,  Sweden via telebridge VK4KHZ
Contact is a go for Sun 2006-12-17 18:19 UTC via  VK4KHZ
Contact is to have live simulcast via IRLP, Echolink, and webcast.  (***)

Kashiwabara Community Center, Sayama, Japan, direct via  8J1K
Contact is a go for Wed 2006-12-27  12:22 UTC

During  Expedition 14, ARISS expects to have one ARISS school contact per 
month rather  than approximately one per week.  
It is also anticipated that there  many not be many general contacts. 

STS-116 12A.1 Launch (Polansky,  Oefelein, Curbeam, Higginbotham,
Patrick KD5PKY, Christer Fuglesang KE5CGR,  Suni Williams KD5PLB up)
On orbit and  docked.



Total number of ARISS school contacts  is 258. 


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


ISS  callsigns:  DP0ISS, NA1SS,  RS0ISS

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The  schedule page has been updated as of 2006-12-15 19:00 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 2006-11-20 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.r
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  has been a rumor 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  13/14 on orbit:
Thomas Reiter DF4TR

Expedition 14 on orbit:  
Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK
Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT  

Expedition 14 future:
Sunita Williams,  KD5PLB

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