[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-25 18:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-25  18:00 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Simulation contact Technopolis, Mechelen, Belgium with  Frank DeWinne ON1DWN
Mon 2008-10-27 17:00-17:30 UTC

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 
Contact  will be video streamed at 
http://www.telenorba.it/home/streaming_d.php  (***)

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  

IES Trassierra, Córdoba, Spain-14011, direct via AO7URC  (***)
Contact is a go for: Mon 2008-11-03 08:58 UTC 32 deg (***)
ISS  callsign is to be OR4ISS (***)

St. Thomas' Primary School,  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, direct via 
VK4HBK
Contact is a go for: Tue  2008-11-04 10:10 UTC 65 deg  (***)


Total number of  ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 375.
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 2008-10-25 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 2008-10-25 00:00  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
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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Exp.  18 on orbit:
Michael Fincke KE5AIT
Yury Lonchakov RA3DT   (***)
Gregory Chamitoff  KD5PKZ

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

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