In Germany, as well as in several other European countries, the radio regulatory authorities issue a beginner's licence to candidates who prepare and successfully participate to an amateur radio beginners examination. For the second time, this opportunity has been put to good use by a teacher preparing a group of students for an ARISS School Contact.

The Dutch Ministers for Economic Affairs and for Education, Culture & Science have announced the mission name of the next Soyuz flight to the International Space Station, which has Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers serving as flight engineer. This mission has been christened 'DELTA'.

A very strange noise, like "a tin can was being crushed" warned Crew's attention this morning.
An early visual inspection of outer surfaces denoted no signs of evident damage.
All the systems are operating normally and there are no changes in the internal atmosphere of the station.
Investigation might reveal that the noise has been caused by devices inside the station but for now it looks like that some light debris hit ISS.

Full story at Space.com

End-to-end testing of the new Kenwood radio is completed. The radioamateur community is waiting for Energia to give its final clearance by December 8, maybe earlier.

FULL STORY ON SAREX

ISS packet was on @ 2250z 18/11/03 on an eastcoast pass off Maine, I hit it twice but, either there is'nt any digis listening or it was to far off shore.
I've hit the station many times in the past while its far off the eastcoast to use the mailbox an worked Bill CU2JL on the Azores via ISS.
Nice to hear some voice an packet again,..soon my friends it will be better then ever with phase II ops coming. 73 all de Mark KB1GVR.

As you probably noted in the last few days the Packet Radio system has been turned on and off again.
Various operators from all over the world reported RS0ISS operating normally for a few hours.
Unfortunately the PMS is now back off the air.
It looks like we still have some problems up there...

[ARRL] NEWINGTON, CT, Nov 11, 2003--The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) international team has announced an on-the-air event to commemorate Roy Neal, K6DUE, who died August 16. ARISS has requested that the ISS Expedition 8 crew of commander Mike Foale, KB5UAC, and Alex "Sasha" Kaleri, U8MIR, communicate from space with earthbound radio amateurs during the November 29-30 weekend.

Today (November 9. 03) at 1205z I had a short contact with Michael Foale on board the ISS. I also heard him say hes working on getting the packet station running, and he will be on Voice more often. Gerry, VE6GP

Belgium's Thierry Lombry, ON4SKY, is presenting a neatly redesigned Web page concerning the "ET Shadow" experiment of Russia's TsNIIMash (Central Research Institute for Machine Building).

All radioamateurs and radio listeners around the world are welcome to participate in this exciting upcoming experiment.

FULL STORY ON : ISS «ET Shadow Experiment»

Greetings

Mario, VA2VA