[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-09 14:30 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-09  14:30 UTC


Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via  8N3KS
Contact was unsuccessful: Thu 2009-04-09 07:34:33 UTC 77 deg  (***)
ARISS is analyzing what happened and will reschedule.  (***)


Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta,  Finland direct via OH1F
Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-04-17 07:40:18 UTC 14  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 429. 
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 2009-04-09 14:30 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 2009-04-03 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
Koichi Wakata  KC5ZTA  

Exp. 19 on orbit: 
Gennady Padalka  RN3DT
Michael Barratt KD5MIJ

Space Flight Participant on  orbit:
SFP Charles Simonyi  KE7KDP/HA5SIK

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


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