[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-08-01 16:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-08-01  16:00 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:


Simulated Terrestrial contact, U.S. deployed  soldier dependents visiting ESC 
#1
Scheduled with Koichi Wakata  KC5ZTA
Scheduled for approximately Tue 2008-08-05 02:20 UTC
Watch for IRLP  and Echolink coverage

Simulated Terrestrial contact, U.S. deployed  soldier dependents visiting ESC 
#2
Scheduled with Soichi Noguchi
Scheduled  for approximately Tue 2008-08-05 02:50 UTC
Watch for IRLP and Echolink  coverage

Town of Berkeley Heights, NJ, Summer Playground Camp,  direct via N2XJ (***)
Contact is a go for: Wed 2008-08-13 16:08 UTC 43  deg   (***)


Total number of ARISS ISS to earth  school contacts is 355.
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 2008-08-01 16:00 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 2008-08-01 06:00  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
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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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