[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-04-21 20:30 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-04-21  20:30 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida,  telebrdige via W6SRJ
Contact was successful: Mon 2008-04-21 17:48 UTC 32 deg  (***)

Star City School, Russia, telebridge via ON4ISS
Planned  for Wed 2008-04-23 09:24 UTC 49 deg (***)
Scheduled to be with Oleg Kononenko  RN3DX using OR4ISS
Watch for Echolink and IRLP coverage.

The  National Air and Space Museum (NASM), Washington, DC, via telebridge  
NN1SS
Contact is a go for: Sat. 2008-05-03 15:52 UTC 74 deg
Watch for  Echolink and IRLP coverage.



Next missions with  astronaut/hams on board. 
STS-124 


Total number of  ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 345. (***)
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 2008-04-21 20:30 UTC.  
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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 2008-04-21 20:30 UTC.  
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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 has returned to earth.  Congratulations on a job well done! 
Peggy  Whitson
Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP 
Space FlightParticipant Yi  So-yeon


Expedition 17 on orbit:
Sergei Volkov,  
Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Garrett Reisman  KE5HAE

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




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