[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-11-20 21:30 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-11-20  21:30 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

St. Teresa's School, South Wairarapa, New Zealand,  telebridge via VK4KHZ
Contact was successful: 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 02:22 UTC  68 deg (***)

St Anthony's College, Shillong, India telebridge via  WH6PN (***)
Contact is a go for: Mon 2008-12-01 08:04 UTC 32 deg  (***)

Alexandroupolis School of Special Education and 11th  Alexandroupolis Primary 
School, Alexandroupolis Greece-68100, direct via SX7ISS  (***) 
Contact is a go for : Mon 2008-12-01 12:14 UTC 89 deg    (***)

Quispamsis Elementary/ Middle School, Quispamsis, New  Brunswick, Canada, 
direct via VE9LC (***)
Contact is a go for Option #1: Thu  2008-12-04 18:02 UTC 63 deg (***)


Crossband repeater and  packet have been active!



Total number of ARISS  ISS to earth school contacts is 386.
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 2008-11-20 21:30 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 2008-11-20 17:30 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 (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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