[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-21 05:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-21  05:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

KIPP: 3D Academy, Houston, Texas, telebridge via  W6SRJ
Contact was successful Thu 2009-08-20 18:16:26 UTC 50 deg  (***)

Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur: “Pfadimuur”, Forch, Switzerland,  direct via 
HB9TSO
Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-08-22 08:20:04 UTC 26  deg
Watch for Echolink 

Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical  Society of Canada, Halifax 
Center, NS, Canada, direct via VE1MR
Contact is a  go for: Sat 2009-08-22 12:54:08 UTC 47 deg
Watch the contact via streaming  video at 
http://www.bellaliant.net/SpaceStation
Watch for  Echolink

Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia,  Australia, 
telebridge via K6DUE
Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-08-24 07:19:09  UTC 33 deg
Watch for Echolink and IRLP

Volkssterrenwacht Urania,  Hove, Antwerp, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ
Contact is a go for: Mon  2009-08-24 11:30:49 UTC 50 deg VK4KHZ


Total number of  ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 463. (***)
Total number of ARISS  supported terrestrial contacts is 27. 


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 2009-08-21 05:00 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.rtf (note change of file  
type)

The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-08-21 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
.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
Timothy Kopra  KE5UDN

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


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