145.800; Ant: vertical, omnidirectional; TRX: FT-7800; Loc: KO02JD

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QSO in russian language heard using base vertical omnidirectional antenna.
Report was up to 55. Good receive till east horizon.

145.800; Ant: vertical, omnidirectional; TRX: FT-7800; Loc: KO02JD

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On April 6, Amateur Radio Newsline report #1808 included a story about the sessions that will be held at Dayton Hamvention to recruit ARISS mentors. The article, “Ham Radio in Space: ARISS Mentor Introduction at Dayton 2012” may be found at: http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/scripts/nsln1808.txt

On Tuesday, April 3, St. Anthony's Parish Primary School in Canberra, Australia established an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX on the ISS via Australian telebridge station VK5ZAI. The contact was integrated into the school space curriculum. In addition to the contact, students participated in hands-on activities such as creating space-related posters and designing their own space stations.

Two US rocket companies are readying the first private space missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

SpaceX and Orbital both have multi-billion dollar Nasa contracts to supply cargo to the station, filling the void left by the retirement last year of the space shuttle.

WASHINGTON -- NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with space shuttle Discovery mounted atop will fly approximately 1,500 feet above various parts of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area on Tuesday, April 17.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. Australian Students Radio ISS
3. Astronaut Training Status
4. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS

1. Upcoming School Contacts

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. California Students Contact ISS Astronaut
3. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS
4. AMSAT News Service on ARISS

1. Upcoming School Contact

Following its launch at 11:34:04 a.m. CDT, the European Space Agency’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) “Edoardo Amaldi” has reached its planned orbit and deployed its solar arrays.

The unmanned cargo spacecraft is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station at 5:32 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, delivering 220 pounds of oxygen, 628 pounds of water, 4.5 tons of propellant, and nearly 2.5 tons of dry cargo, including experiment hardware, spare parts, food, and clothing.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Swiss Contact Successful
3. North Carolina Students Radio ISS
4. ARISS International Team Meeting Held
5. AMSAT News Service on ARISS Mentors

1. Upcoming School Contact