ARISS
ISS Voice Operations Update
Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO sent this very important message about ISS Voice Operations for the incoming weekend:
'...Mike Foale requested that we make it clear that he would like to try again this weekend, on Saturday only....but to not get your hopes too high that he
will be there...'
ISS Commemoritve Event details
Email has been sent from gaston.bertels@skynet.be explaining the reason why no activty this passed weekend 29th & 30th ... due to workload and possible hit from debris... new request has been made for this weekend 6th & 7th Dec
mike
Expedition 8 Crew a No-Show for ARISS Roy Neal, K6DUE, Event Opening
Other priorities onboard the International Space Station apparently kept Expedition 8 crew members Mike Foale, KB5UAC, and Sasha Kaleri, U8MIR, from getting on the air to open a month-long special event in memory of SAREX/ARISS Working Group Chairman Roy Neal, K6DUE, who died in August.
Dresden, Germany contact 5 Dec 2004 14:58Z
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 first School Contact new crew
The first ARISS School Contact to be performed by Pedro is with the Colegio CEIP of Seixalbo in Ourense, Spain on Thursday 23 October 2003 at 13:32 UTC, which is 15:32 local time.
Download frequency is 145.800 MHz FM. Amateur stations in southwestern Europe are invited to listen to Pedro, ED4ISS answering in Spanish the questions prepared by the children:
ARISS Phase 2
The docking of the 12P Progress vehicle to the ISS, as described in www.cnn.com, means that the latest ARISS hardware is now on-board the ISS!
Full article at:
SAREX
Another successful ISS contact form the UK
ISS School contact 6 Aug 16:46
Final SpaceCam software ready
The Final Build of SpaceCam V1.1 is ready for ARISS. We have completed out testing and have certified the software is completed.
Here are a few of the last minute changes.....
SCHOOLS CONTACT AUGUST 6 AND AUGUST 8
Two schools in the UK are actively preparing an ARISS School Contact. Amateur radio stations have been set up in the schools for these exclusive Space talks.
As usually, interested parties are invited to listen to the downlink signals from NA1SS, operated by astronaut Ed Lu, KC5WKJ.