All,

To save postage costs, the process that we are using for the special event certificates is that the various regions (Europe, Canada, USA, Russia and Japan) are collecting the QSLs and generating a compiled list of names and callsigns. These lists are then used to print the certificates and return the certificates to the regions by bulk mail. They will then distribute them to all of you.

Believe it or not, some QSLs are still coming in! We have the compiled lists and the lists are being used to print the certificates. As more information becomes available on this, we will post the status. It shouldn't be too long now. Thanks for your patience.

73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
ARISS International Chairman
AMSAT-NA VP for Human Spaceflight Programs

Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC

The ARISS team regretfully announces the cancellation of Monday's scheduled contact with Armstrong Middle School in Flint, Michigan.
The International Space Station recently began experiencing a slight loss of air pressure, which the crew will be attempting to trace in the coming days. Understandably, the crew needs to devote their time to solving this issue.

Expedition 8 crew:
Mike Foale KB5UAC
Alexander Kaleri U8MIR

Armstrong Middle School, Flint, MI
Contact is a go for Mon 2004-01-12 12:56 UTC telebridge via W6SRJ

The next school contact by International Space Station (ISS) astronauts is scheduled to take place Friday, January 2, 2004 at approximately 1400 UTC with students at the Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio, USA. The connection will be direct via amateur radio with the space station side of the contact possibly audible to citizens of the United States and Canada near the Ohio region.

Frank Bauer, KA3HDO: Regarding the packet frequencies and why we use split, I think many have already provided some answers to this. 145.80 is designated a human spaceflight downlink frequency. Right now it shares use on voice and packet for general operations and school group operations. In the future, we expect.....

Frank Bauer, KA3HDO: ...The ARISS team have submitted the following opportunities for passes over Japan and Australia/New Zealand for this weekend. At this point in time we have gotten no feedback as to whether these have been uplinked to Mike Foale or whether he will be available to support any of these.....

Frank Bauer, KA3HDO: ...Phase 2 hardware (Kenwood D700 equipment setup completed and activated at approximately 11:20 UTC on December 8. As I mentioned, we did not expect to have the hardware operational until all the safety paperwork was completed.

Frank Bauer, KA3HDO: ...Astronaut Mike Foale was active during a North America and Europe pass on Saturday December 6. Numerous ham radio operators in these parts of the world made contact with Mike Foale or heard the ISS downlink...

The “Berufliche Schule des Kreises Nordfriesland in Niebuell" is a school center located in the most north-western part of Germany.
The 2600 pupils are taught by 135 teachers. The school focusses on a large variety of professional education. The main fields are economics, computer science, health and nutrition, agriculture, social matters and pedagogy.

Hello ALL... Loud and clear Mike calling over Europe during the 15:28-15:38 UTC pass.
Several stations had a contact with NA1SS

IK1SLD