[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-03-26 16:30 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-03-26  16:30 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Kodomo Support Project, Kyoto, Japan, direct via 8N3KRP  
Contact was successful: Wed 2008-03-26 10:41 UTC 48 deg   (***)

Shanghai Youth Centre of Science and Technology Education,  Xuhui, Shanghai, 
China, direct via BY4AY
Contact is a go for: Tue 2008-04-01  08:10 UTC 39 deg

Congratulations to Léopold Eyharts FX0STD/KE5FNO,  well done!  (***)
Congratulations to Garrett Reisman KE5HAE on his first  ARISS contact! (***)  
 

Next missions with astronaut/hams  on board. 
STS-123 docked with the ISS


Total number of  ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 339. (***)
Total number of ARISS  supported terrestrial contacts is 6.

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 2008-03-26 16:30 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 2008-03-26 16:30 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 will be returning with STS-123
Garrett Reisman KE5HAE  now on orbit 


STS-123 docked to the ISS:   
Dominic Gorie, Gregory Johnson, Richard Linnehan, Robert Behnken KE5GGX,  
Michael Foreman, Takao  Doi

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




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