[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-05-04 03:30 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-05-04  03:30 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM), Washington, DC,  via telebridge 
NN1SS
Contact was successful: Sat. 2008-05-03 16:10 UTC 67 deg  (***)


Armada Area Schools, Armada, Michigan, direct via  K8UO 
Contact is a go for: Fri 2008-05-09 13:38 UTC 74  deg


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


Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school  contacts is 346. (***)

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 2008-05-04 03:30 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 2008-05-04 03:30 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  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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