[sarex] ARISS Contact Schedule and Successful school list updated 2006-01-16 02:00 UTC

[AJ9N@xxxxxxx]

ARISS Contact Schedule and Successful school  list updated 2006-01-16 02:00 
UTC


Itaki Elementary School  Fathers' Club (Oyajinokai), Japan, Thu 2006-01-19 
07:49   

Georgia Tech Institute of Technology - Aerospace Engineering Dept,  Atlanta, 
GA, USA, Thu  2006-01-19 15:05 UTC

Riverhead Central  School District – Aquebogue School, Aquebogue, NY, USA, 
Tue 2006-01-24 18:48 UTC  47 deg 

Cadet Ham Radio Club, United States Military Academy, West  Point, NY, USA, 
Thu  2006-01-26 13:13 UTC 33 deg  

Early  2006-02 Russian EVA with SuitSat deployment

Bill McArthur KC5ACR  has been very active on 2m and 70cm.  Congrats to 
all(***)
who made  contact!  Bill continues to shatter operating  records.     (***)
Thanks Bill!     (***)

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

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The  schedule page has been updated as of 2006-01-16 02:00  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.txt

The successful  school list has been updated as of 2006-01-12 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.r
tf

Listing  of ARISS related magazine  articles:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf


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There  has been a rumor 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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Expedition  12 on board now.
William McArthur KC5ACR
Valery Tokarev   

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