The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) National Convention will be held at the Ham-Com 2011 in Plano, Texas on Friday and Saturday, June 10 - 11.

Several ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) presentations will be given during the event:

ARISSat-1 a Satellite for STEM Education and Fun
Presented by Keith Pugh, W5IU

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
Presented by Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO

Introduction to Amateur Radio Satellites
Presented by Douglas Quagliana, KA2UPW

For more information, see: http://www.hamcom.org

ARISSat-1 is scheduled for deployment from the ISS in July.

It has a composite VHF downlink that will easily fit into the FUNcube Dongle receive spectrum. The telemetry is 1000 bps BPSK and can, of course, also be received with a normal
SSB 2 metre receiver.

This high definition short is a fascinating document.

Narrated by NASA's Dr. Justin Wilkinson, it shows a tour of planet Earth as seen by astronauts, explaining what are the places that they first focus on while in orbit.

Clint, K6LCS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj18UQjPpGA&feature=player_embedded

Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club congratulates South West Regional College on its very successful Amateur Radio link up with the International Space Station

On Thursday 09 June 2011 at 09.09 UTC, which is 11.09 CEST, an ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) contact is planned with Lycee europeen Charles de Gaulle, Dijon, France.