[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-03-03 17:30 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-03-03  17:30 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Lycée de la Borde Basse Castres 81100, France, direct via  F8IDR 
Contact is a go for: Wed 2008-03-05 09:49 UTC 46 deg
Scheduled to  be with Léopold Eyharts FX0STD/KE5FNO
ISS callsign that will be used is  FX0STD.  

Lycee mixte René Gosse, Clermont L'Herault, France,  direct via F6KEH
Contact is a go for: Mon 2008-03-10 08:30 UTC 66  deg
Scheduled to be with Léopold Eyharts FX0STD/KE5FNO
ISS callsign that  will be used is FX0STD.  


Simulated contact #1 for  Westbrook with Sandra Magnus KE5FYE (***)
Thu 2008-03-13 very approx 15:50  UTC (***)

Simulated contact #2 for Westbrook with Nicole Stott  KE5GJN (***)
Thu 2008-03-13 very approx 16:15 UTC  (***)



Next missions with astronaut/hams on  board. 
STS-123 launch tentatively scheduled for about 2008-03-11  


Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is  336. 
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is  4.

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, OR4ISS, RS0ISS  

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The  complete schedule page has been updated as of 2008-03-03 17:30 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 2008-02-25 23:30 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  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  16 on orbit: 
Peggy Whitson 
Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP  
Léopold  Eyharts  FX0STD/KE5FNO

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




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