[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-04-05 01:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-04-05  01:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale “Enrico Fermi”, Lucca,  I-55100, 
Italy, direct via IQ5LU 
Contact was successful: Mon 2011-04-04  07:52:41 UTC 32 deg (***)

Rosebud Secondary College, Rosebud,  Victoria, Australia, telebridge via 
W6SRJ
Contact was successful: Mon  2011-04-04 09:04:15 UTC 25 deg (***)

Scuola Primaria III Circolo  “Tiro a Segno”, Fermo, I-63023, Italy, and 
Scuola Primaria “Viale della  Vittoria”, Montecosaro, I-62010, Italy direct 
via I6KZR
Contact is a go for:  Wed 2011-04-06 07:10:37 UTC 23 deg

John XXIII College, Perth,  Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via 
W6SRJ (***)
Contact is a go for:  Mon 2011-04-11 07:17:46 UTC 56 deg (***)

Hopewell Ave Public  School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, telebridge via WH6PN (***)
Contact is a go for:  Wed 2011-04-13 16:10:29 UTC 32 deg (***)

Istituto Sociale, Torino,  Italy, telebridge via K6DUE (***)
Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-04-14  08:49:47 UTC 34 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 613. (***)
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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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 2011-04-05 01:00 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 2011-04-05 01:00  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.  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