[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-08 22:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-08  22:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Ralph McCall School, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada, direct via  VE6JBJ and 
KC5WKI (***)
Simulation Contact is a go for Wed 2009-09-09 at  approximately 19:30-20:00 
UTC (***)
Should be on IRLP  (***)

Ralph McCall School, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada, direct via  VE6JBJ and 
KD5TVP (***)
Simulation Contact is a go for Wed 2009-09-09 at  approximataely 
19:30-20:00 UTC (***)
Should be on IRLP  (***)


Atheneum Middenschool Keerbergen, B-3140  Keerbergen, Belgium, telebridge 
via W6SRJ
Contact is a go for Thu 2009-09-10  09:31:12 UTC 89 deg

UNICEF Belgium from Euro Space Center, Belgium,  telebridge via LU1CGB
Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-09-10 09:55:58 UTC 80  deg

Tokyo Denki University High/Junior High School, Koganei, Tokyo,  Japan , 
direct via JA1YQZ
Contact is a go for Sat 2009-09-12 08:25:05 UTC 50  deg

Liberty Middle School, Camas, Washington, telebrdige via ON4ISS  (***)
Contact is a go for Tue 2009-09-15 20:25:45 UTC 89 deg  (***)

Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ  (***)
Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-09-16 07:12:57 UTC 75 deg  (***)

Delta Researchers Schools, Dutch Ministry of Education from  Space Expo, 
Noordwijk, The Netherlands, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***)
Contact  is a go for: Fri 2009-09-18 15:55:32 UTC 73 deg  (***)


Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts  is 472.
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 2009-09-07 21:00 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 2009-09-07 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

Exp. 19/21 on orbit:
Nicole Stott  KE5GJN

STS-128 on orbit:
Rick Sturckow
Kevin Ford
Danny  Olivas
Patrick Forrester
Jose Hernandez
Christer Fuglesang  KE5CGR





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