[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-11-29 04:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-11-29  04:00 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

St Anthony's College, Shillong, India telebridge via WH6PN  
Contact is a go for: Mon 2008-12-01 08:19 UTC 57 deg

Quispamsis  Elementary/ Middle School, Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada, 
direct via VE9LC  
Contact is a go for Option #1: Thu 2008-12-04 18:23 UTC 45  deg

Ellis School, Belleville, IL, USA, direct via K9GXU  (***)
Contact is a go for: Mon 2008-12-08 16:28 UTC 52 deg  (***)

Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, Richmond, Texas, direct  via NT5SM (or 
special call) (***)
Contact is a go for: Tue 2008-12-09 15:15  UTC 22 deg   (***)

Istituto  Comprensivo  “Marco  Polo“ , Grado I-34073, Italy, via IV3YZB (***)
Contact is a go  for: Option #2: Wed 2008-12-10 09:40 UTC 48 deg (***)

2 Circolo  Didattico, San Giuseppe, Mola di Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR 
(***)
Contact  is a go for: Option #9: Fri 2008-12-12 13:43 UTC 30 deg  (***)

STS-126 is undocked and returning (***)
Congratulations to  Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ (***)


Crossband repeater and  packet have been active!



Total number of ARISS  ISS to earth school contacts is 387. 
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 2008-11-29 04:00 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 2008-11-26 05:00 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
Sandra Magnus  KE5FYE

STS-126 undocked:
Christopher Ferguson
Eric  Boe
Stephen Bowen
Donald Pettit KD5MDT
Robert Kimbrough  KE5HOD
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper KD5TVR
Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ  


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

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