[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-03-15 17:30 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-03-15  17:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Fair Lawn High School, Fair Lawn, NJ, direct via W2NPT  
Contact was successful: Mon 2011-03-14 15:44:23 UTC 48 deg  (***)

Pawel Wlodkowic University College, ZOK, Zespół Szkół  Zawodowych Nr 2, 
Plock Scientific Society, Primary School in Liszyno, Plock and  Liszyno, 
Poland, direct via SP5ZBA/5
Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-03-17  09:21:29 UTC 40 deg

Luitpold-Gymnasium Muenchen, Munich, Bavaria,  D-80538, Germany, direct via 
DN2MQT 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-03-17  14:05:59 UTC 46 deg

SIP Cossar / Da Vinci, Gorizia, Italy, and  Elena Guerra Middle School, 
Rome, Italy direct via IW3QKU
Contact is a go  for: Sat 2011-03-19 08:38:00 UTC 65 deg

Istituto Comprensivo di  Verano Brianza – Scuola Media,
Verano Brianza, I-20050, Italy, direct via  IZ2TBX
Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-03-23 12:15:59 UTC 45 deg  (***)

Pine Tree High School, Longview, Texas, direct via WE5PT  (***)
Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-03-25 19:18:28 UTC 87 deg  (***)

Istituto Comprensivo “G.Manzi”, Civitavecchia, Roma, Italy,  and
Istituzione Scolalstica “Saint-Roch”, Aosta, I-11100, Italy direct via  
IKØWGF
Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-03-26 08:53:54 UTC 16 deg  (***)


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 599. (***)
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial  contacts is 40.

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 2011-03-15 17:30 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 2011-03-15 17:30  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