[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-07-05 03:30 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-07-05  03:30 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

ESC (Euro Space Camp) in Belgium
Simulated contact with  Frank De Winne ON1DWN
Contact was successful: Thu 2008-07-03 1900 UTC at the  earliest (***)

Ottawa South United Soccer Club, Canada
Simulated  contact with Bob Thirsk W5/VA3CSA
Contact was successful: Thu 2008-07-03  20:55 GMT at the earliest (***)
Watch for IRLP coverage.   

Round Rock Texas Scout Pack #304 and Blackland Prairie Elementary  School, 
Round Rock, Texas, direct via W5KA
Contact was successful: Fri  2008-07-04 16:32 UTC 52 deg  (***)

National Agriculture Museum  (formerly City of Ottawa Central Experimental 
Farm) - 7yrs to 18yrs old via  telebridge W6SRJ   
Contact is a go for:  Wed 2008-07-09 15:14  UTC 42 deg

Department of Astronomy & Space Sciences (DASS) at  Kuwait Science Club, 
Safat, Kuwait, telebridge via WH6PN  
Contact is a  go for: Mon 2008-07-14 17:05 UTC 45 deg 

Total number of ARISS ISS  to earth school contacts is 351. (***)
Total number of ARISS supported  terrestrial contacts is 9.  (***)


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 2008-07-05 03:30 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 2008-07-26 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
Gregory Chamitoff  KD5PKZ


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




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