[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-31 23:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-31  23:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

NASA Teacher conference, Houston, Texas, telebridge via  WH6PN 
Successful Thu 2007-05-31 17:32 UTC 43 deg via WH6PN  (***)

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 300.  (***)

Congratulations to ARISS for this milestone of 300  contacts.  (***)
The first contact occurred 2000-12-21 from Burbank,  IL.  (***)
There has been much progress in the 6.5 years since  then.  (***)
Thank you all ham astronauts!   (***)

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is  1.

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 2007-05-31 23:00 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 2007-05-31 23:00  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  14/15 on orbit:
Sunita Williams, KD5PLB

Expedition 15 on  orbit:
Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI
Dr. Oleg Kotov

Expedition 15  future: 
Clayton Anderson KD5PLA
Daniel Tani   KD5DXE

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




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