[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-07-30 23:30 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-07-30  23:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Toronto, ON  Canada, telebridge 
via ON4ISS
Contact was successful: Thu 2009-07-30 16:08  UTC 69 deg (***)

Borough of New Providence, NJ, Summer Playground  Camp, New Providence, NJ, 
direct via N2XJ
Contact was successful: Thu  2009-07-30 17:29 UTC 31 deg (***)

United Space School, Seabrook,  Texas, telebridge via ON4ISS
Contact is a go for Wed 2009-08-05 13:52 UTC 62  deg
Should be on Echolink and IRLP. 



Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 458. (***)
Total number of  ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 26.


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 2009-07-24 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.rtf (note change of file  
type)

The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-07-23 21:30  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
.rtf

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.  19 on orbit:
Gennady Padalka RN3DT
Michael Barratt KD5MIJ
Koichi Wakata  KC5ZTA  
Timothy Kopra KE5UDN

Exp. 20 on orbit: 
Roman  Romanenko
Frank De Winne ON1DWN
Robert Thirsk VA3CSA

STS-127  on orbit and docked
Mark Polansky
Doug Hurley
Chrstipher Cassidy
Tom  Marshburn
Dave Wolf
Julie  Payette



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

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