[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-11-04 19:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-11-04  19:00 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:


Crossband repeater and packet have been  active!


St. Thomas' Primary School, Brisbane, Queensland,  Australia, direct via 
VK4HBK
Contact was successful: Tue 2008-11-04 10:15 UTC  78 deg (***)

Simulation contact with Chris Hadfield
Thu  2008-11-06 14:30 to 15:00 UTC
Should be on IRLP

Simulation  contact with Cady Coleman
Thu 2008-11-06 14:30 to 15:00 UTC
Should be on  IRLP

Dibrugarh University, India telebridge via W6SRJ
Contact is  a go for. Fri 2008-11-07 07:15 UTC 40 deg

Anderson's Creek, Primary  School, Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia, 
telebridge via VK5ZAI
Contact is a  go for: Mon 2008-11-10 07:56 UTC 82

Newcomers Club in Saitama,  Japan direct via JK1ZAM
Contact is a go for: Sat 2008-11-15 10:22 UTC 53  deg


Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is  379. (***)
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is  12.


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 2008-11-04 19:00 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 2008-11-04 19:00 UTC.  
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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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