[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-12-22 19:30 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-12-22  19:30 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor, Michigan, direct via  WA2HOM
Contact is a go for: Sat 2008-12-27 15:59 UTC 21 deg  (***)

Technopolis, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium,  telebridge  via VK4KHZ (***)
Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-01-03 10:35 UTC 76 deg   (***)

Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget  to do Doppler 
correction for the crossband repeater!
Don’t forget the keyword  here is Repeater.  Repeaters have the FM capture 
effect.  Strongest  into the machine wins momentarily. 



Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 395. 
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 2008-12-22 19:30 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 2008-12-18 18:30 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

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

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