[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-15 00:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-15  00:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Matsubara High School, Matsubara, Osaka, Japan, direct via  8N3L
Contact was successful: Mon 2011-02-14 12:00:25 UTC  (***)

Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “Claudio Varalli”, Milano,  I-20142, 
Italy, telebridge via W5RRR
Watch for simulcast on  www.livestream.com/iz2shs
Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-02-17 10:33:46 UTC 56  deg

Experiencing Learning “Imparare Sperimentando”, San Quirino,  Italy, 
telebridge via LU8YY 
Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-02-19 11:43:19 UTC  46 deg

Preston North East Primary School, Preston, Victoria,  Australia, 
telebridge via W5RRR (***)
Contact is a go for Tue 2011-02-22  08:04:48 UTC 51 deg (***)

Nishibori Eizaburo Memorial Explorer  Musium Radio Club, Higashiomi, Shiga, 
Japan, direct via TBD (***)
Contact is  a go for: Tue 2011-02-22  09:12:43 UTC  53  deg  (***)

Istituzione Scolalstica “Saint-Roch”, Aosta , I-11100, Italy,  telebridge 
via LU8YY (***)
Contact is a go for STS-133 slip plan only: Fri  2011-02-25 09:36:13 UTC 77 
deg via LU8YY (***)


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 586.  (***)
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.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++

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 2011-02-15 00:00 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 2011-02-15 00:00  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