[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-01-08 23:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-01-08  23:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:
Università degli studi di Bari “Cittadella Mediterranea della  Scienza”, 
Bari, Ba, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR
Contact was successful: Sat  2011-01-08 12:21:55 UTC 41.2 deg (***)

Tsutsujigaoka Minami  Elementary School in Akishima City (Tokyo), Japan, 
direct via 8J1TME
Contact  is a go for: Wed 2011-01-12 08:08:20 UTC 26.7 deg

Istituto  Comprensivo Marco Polo-Viani Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, 
Viareggio, Lucca,  Italy, and Istituto Suore Mantellate, Viareggio, Lucca, Italy 
direct via  IZ5PVC
Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-01-12 10:54:52 UTC 79.3 deg
Should be  simulcast on  
http://www.versiliawebtv.it/streaming/reteversilia.html

Istituto  Comprensivo Via Toscana 2 Civitavecchia, Roma, Italy, direct via 
IKØWGF  
Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-01-15 09:02:16 UTC 47.0 deg
Should be  simulcast on http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia

Note, all times  are approximate.  It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction  or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 

Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 566. (***)
Total number of  ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38.

A complete year by year  breakdown of the contacts may be found in the  
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

Please  feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.

IN  LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS  
BULLETIN
BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE:  
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Lately  there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about 
having  general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on.  
Remember  that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not 
turn  something on or to operate, then that is their  decision.
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+++

QSL  information may be found at:    
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html    
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's

ISS callsigns:  DPØISS,  NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS,  IRØISS

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The  complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-01-08 23:00 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 2011-01-08 23:00  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.  25 on orbit
Alexander Kaleri U8MIR
Scott J. Kelly
Oleg Skripochka  RN3FU

Exp. 26 on orbit
Dmitry Kondratyev
Catherine G. Coleman  KC5ZTH
Paolo Nespoli  IZØJPA

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