[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-03-11 23:30 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-03-11  23:30 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Sewickley Academy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, telebridge via  WH6PN
Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-03-12 15:52:09 UTC 25 deg
Watch for  IRLP and Echolink coverage (***)

Parkside Community College,  Parkside, Cambridge, UK direct via GB4FUN
Contact is a go for Mon 2009-03-30  16:54:47 UTC 82 deg

The Girl’s Middle School, Mountain View, CA via  telebridge K6DUE
Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-03-30 18:16:03 UTC 73  deg

Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Dorado, Puerto Rico,  2009-01-27, 
direct via KP4RF
Contact is a go for Tue 2009-03-31 15:29:50 UTC  56 deg

Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Florida telebridge via  ON4ISS
Contact is a go for Wed 2009-04-01 17:48:33 UTC 36  deg

Carl Sandburg Elementary - Lake Washington School District,  Kirkland, WA 
telebridge via W6SRJ
Contact is a go for Thu 2009-04-02 19:28:01  UTC 29 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.  

Expedition 18 has now set the record for ARISS contacts by an  expedition. 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is  417.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22.  (***)


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 2009-03-11 23:30 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 2009-03-04 04:00  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

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


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