[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-23 04:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-23  04:00 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Special operating SSTV event
SSTV system download  continues
Downlink should be 145.8 MHz  


Armada  Area Schools, Armada, Michigan, direct via K8UO 
Contact is a go for: Fri  2008-10-24 17:13 UTC 58 deg
Should be on IRLP and Echolink (***)  

Scuola Media Statale  Donato Forlani I-70014 Conversano,  Italy, direct via 
IZ7MKW
Contact is a go for:  Tue 2008-10-28 09:37 UTC  34 deg 

Santa Teresa del Bambin Gesù Rome 00165, Italy,   direct via IK0US0 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2008-10-30 08:51 UTC 44 deg  

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is  374.
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 2008-10-23 04:00 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 2008-10-21 19:30  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


Exp. 18 on orbit:
Michael Fincke  KE5AIT
Salizhan Sharipov

Space Flight Participant on  orbit:
Richard Garriott  W5KWQ


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

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