[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-11-18 16:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-11-18  16:00 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

St. Teresa's School, South Wairarapa, New Zealand,  telebridge via VK4KHZ 
(***)
Contact is a go for: Thu 2008-11-20 04:30 UTC 62  deg (***)

Wairarapa Home School Association, Carterton, Wairarapa,  New Zealand, 
telebridge via VK4KHZ (***)
Contact is a go for: Wed 2008-11-26  02:19 UTC 78 deg (***)


Total number of ARISS ISS to earth  school contacts is 385.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts  is 14.


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 2008-11-18 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 2008-11-16 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 (returning with STS-126)
Sandra Magnus KE5FYE (arrived with  STS-126)

STS-126 docked:
Christopher Ferguson
Eric  Boe
Stephen Bowen
Donald Pettit
Robert Kimbrough
Heidemarie  Stefanyshyn-Piper  KD5TVR


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

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