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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
November 16, 2009
1. Upcoming School Contact
Flanders District of Creativity and the Department of Education of the
Flemish Government have teamed up for an Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 17 at 13:44 UTC via
station LU8YY in Argentina. The groups are partnering to organize the very
first congress for kids in Belgium. A conference has been set up with
keynote speakers and interactive workshops for 1200 twelve year olds. Dirk
Frimout and Sijtn Meuris will give a presentation about astronomy.
2. Italian Students Contact De Winne via ARISS
On Friday, November 13, Frank De Winne, ON1DWN on the ISS spoke with youth
from Scuola Istituto Salesiano "Sacro Cuore" Vomero in Napoli, Italy via an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. De Winne
answered twenty questions put to him by the students. Approximately six
hundred children were present for the contact which highlighted a curriculum
of English, astronomy and physics. Prior to the contact, the students
learned from amateur radio operators about the history of radio
transmissions, radio equipment, the structure and the scientific goals of
the ISS, as well as real HF radio contacts with amateur radio stations from
around the world. After the contact, an ESA Communication Office
representative gave a presentation on the ESA education program and ESA
Astronaut Paolo Nespoli was present to meet with and talk to the students.
There was extensive media coverage including television and newspapers as
well as video streaming on the Web.
3. ARISS Contact Between Robert Thirsk and Montreal Schoolchildren
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held
between Marie-Rivier School in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Robert Thirsk,
VA3CSA on Friday, November 13 via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia.
Sixteen questions were asked and answered during the space chat as students
learned about the ISS and work and life in space.
4. ARISS International Team Meeting Held
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Team meeting was
held on Tuesday, November 10. The team provided a status on both the
Columbus module antennas and ARISSat-1. See:
https://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-11-10.htm
5. ARRL Web Article on STS-129 Mission
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a Web story on the STS-129
mission which will carry Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) antennas to the ISS and deploy them during the second spacewalk.
See: https://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/11/12/11195/?nc=1
There are approximately 100,000 regular readers of the ARRL website.
6. ARRL Letter Posts Two ARISS News Items
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted two ARISS (Amateur Radio on
the International Space Station) articles in its November 12 issue of the
ARRL Letter. The first item covers the STS-129 mission carrying ARISS
antennas to the ISS. The second is an article on the ARISS contact with
Garfield Elementary School held in conjunction with the WHEELS NASA
Exploration Experience traveling exhibit in Boise, Idaho. See:
https://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/index.html?issue=2009-11-12
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