[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-16 05:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-16  05:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada,   direct via VE6BGC 
Contact was successful: Wed 2009-10-14 16:01:09 UTC 80  deg  (***)

UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali),  coordinated by 
UNICEF-Mali with the Ministry of Education and support from  UNICEF Belgium, 
telebridge via K6DUE
Contact was successful: Thu 2009-10-15  16:33:05 UTC 34 deg (***)

JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving,  Texas, telebridge via WH6PN 
Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC  85 deg   

Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone,  Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, 
Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to  IK1SLD
Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79  deg

C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE
Contact is  a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg

VTI Ieper, Ieper,  West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ
Contact is a go for: Fri  2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg

Samuel Hearne Secondary School,  Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, 
telebridge via W6SRJ
Contact is a go  for: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg

Belayr Pathfinders,  Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ
Contact is a go for: Sat  2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg


Total number of ARISS ISS  to earth school contacts is 494. (***)
Total number of ARISS supported  terrestrial contacts is 29. 


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 2009-10-16 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 2009-10-16 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.  20 on orbit: 
Roman Romanenko
Frank De Winne ON1DWN
Robert Thirsk  VA3CSA
Nicole Stott KE5GJN

Exp. 21 on orbit 
Maksim  Surayev
Jeffrey N. Williams  –KD5TVQ


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