[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-18 04:30 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-18  04:30 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

South Park Elementary, South Park, PA via telebridge  K6DUE
Contact was successful:  Tue Feb 17 18:11:46 UTC 44 deg  (***)

Salluit SchoolS, Salluit, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via  W6SRJ
Contract is a go for: Thu 2009-02-19 14:17:13 UTC 21 deg
Watch for  IRLP and Echolink coverage.  (***)

Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA  via telebridge W6SRJ
Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-02-21 18:19:20 UTC 24  deg
Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage.  (***)

Oregon  City Schools, Fassett Middle School, Oregon, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS
Contact  is a go for: Mon 2009-02-23 14:34:23 UTC 29 deg

Chatham Public  School, Taree, NSW, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE
Contact is a go for: Wed  2009-02-25 07:31:19 UTC 39 deg

1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi,  Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR
Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25  07:49:10 UTC 54 deg

Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, New  York, direct via W2AMC
Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 13:56:10 UTC 72  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 410. (***)

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 2009-02-18 04:30 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 2009-02-18 04:30 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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