[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-07 18:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-07  18:00 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Scuola Media Statale  Donato Forlani I-70014  Conversano, Italy, direct via IZ7MKW
Contact was not successful:  Tue  2008-10-07 11:29 UTC 65 deg (***)
ARISS is attempting to determine what  exactly happened.  We will reschedule this school as soon as possible.  (***)


Colombia Mission Project at Buchanan High School,  CA telebridge via NN1SS
Contact is a go for: Sat 2008-10-11 16:10 UTC 36  deg


Special operating SSTV event (***)
SSTV system  might be on Sun 2008-10-12 18:00 to 21:00 UTC  (***)



Combined group of Challenger Learning  Centers, telebridge via W6SRJ
Howard B. Owens Science Center’s Challenger  Center (Lanham, MD)
Challenger Learning Center of Columbia (Columbia,  SC)
Verizon Challenger Learning Center at MOSI (Tampa, FL)
Brownsburg  Challenger Learning Center (Brownsburg, IN)
Contact is a go for : Thu  2008-10-16 16:39 UTC

Budbrooke Primary School, Warwick, England,  direct via GB4OBS
Contact is a go for Fri 2008-10-17 11:05 UTC 78  deg

Combined group of Challenger Learning Centers, telebridge via  W6SRJ
Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center (Indianapolis,  IN)
Challenger Learning Center at Paducah (Paducah, KY)
Challenger  Learning Center—St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
Contact is a go for: Fri 2008-10-17  15:30 UTC

Austin Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy, Austin, TX,  direct via K5LBJ
Contact is a go for: Sun 2008-10-19 13:14 UTC 40  deg

Pinehurst School, Ashland, Oregon, telebridge via  W6SRJ
Contact is a go for : Mon 2008-10-20 15:13 UTC

National  Planetarium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN
Contact is a go for :  Tues 2008-10-21 08:30 UTC



Total number of ARISS  ISS to earth school contacts is 361.
Total number of ARISS supported  terrestrial contacts is 10.


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 2008-10-07 18:00 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 2008-09-26 05:00  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.rtf

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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