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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
April 13, 2009
1. Upcoming School Contacts
Students from Ulvila Upper Secondary School in Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland have
been preparing for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact, scheduled for Friday, April 17 at 07:40 UTC. They have studied
physics and astronomy and have researched the ISS. They have written essays
and created posters on related subject matter. Students have also learned
about amateur radio. Newspaper, radio and television coverage is anticipated.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled for St. Edward School in Ashland, Ohio, U.S.A. on Monday, April 20
at 16:36 UTC. The ARISS contact has been integrated into the science
curriculum which covers topics on satellite images, global positioning of
satellites, telescopes, and radio waves. Students read science related books
and poems, conducted informational internet searches, wrote stories and
informational articles, interviewed amateur radio operators, and studied and
applied science and math objectives. Media coverage is expected.
2. Japanese Contact to be Rescheduled
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was
scheduled for Thursday, April 9 between Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center in
Hyogo, Japan and Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA onboard the ISS. Due to technical
difficulties, the contact did not take place. The contact will be rescheduled
in the near future.
3. Parkside Contact Video
On Monday, March 30, students from Parkside Community College in Cambridge,
U.K. took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK. Video of
the contact is now available. See: http://www.it-
sparkles.co.uk/ARISS/Parkside.aspx
4. Article Posted on ARISS - Kalori Contact
On Wednesday, April 1, Kalori Catholic School students in Wallaroo, Australia
experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT. The Yorke Peninsula Country Times published
an article covering the event. See:
http://www.ypct.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4840&Itemid=6
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5. ARRL Article on CLC Contact
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a story about an Amateur Radio on
the International Space Station (ARISS) contact that took place in October
2008 between the Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center (CLC) and Spaceflight
Participant Richard Garriott, W5KWQ. The article, "Hams Mentor Challenger
Center Students for Garriott Contact," may be found here:
http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/04/08/10758/?nc=1
The ARRL Web site has 100,000 regular readers.
6. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline
On April 3, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1652 included an Amateur Radio
on the International Space Station (ARISS) news item. The story, "Ham Radio
in Space: KE7KDP, KE5AIT and RA3DT Return from the ISS," summarizes the ARISS
accomplishments of Charles Simonyi and Mike Fincke during their missions. To
view the story, go to: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt
7. Astronaut Training Status
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team provided
another training session to Mike Fossum on Thursday, April 9 to prepare him
for his amateur radio license exam.
8. ARISS Report to WIA
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) will hold its Annual General Meeting
(AGM) over the May 1-3 weekend. Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) mentor and telebridge station operator Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI
will give his ARISS 2008-09 report. It has been posted on the ARISS Web site
under "Latest News." See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm
9. ARISS-Related Article in NASA HQ News Briefs
NASA Headquarters News Service cited an op-ed found in the Times of London.
The item, written by Lucy and Stephen Hawking, mentions Richard Garriott's
mission and how he inspired youth through his numerous radio contacts while
onboard the ISS. See:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/articl
e6027988.ece
10. Simonyi PowerPoint Presentation
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) volunteer prepared
a PowerPoint presentation on Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi's mission
and used this during the Milwee Middle School (Longwood, Florida) contact on
April 1. To view the slideshow, go to www.mydrive.ch/en. Enter username,
"plethra2" and password, "aa4kn_1". Select the "ARISS SLIDE SHOW" folder and
download the available files.
11. SuitSat-2 Meeting Held
A SuitSat-2 meeting was held in Phoenix, Arizona on April 3 - 5. The team
primarily worked on software, but there was also some final coordination on
the cabling and hardware. The software team was able to run some integration
tests and achieved the first radio frequency (RF) output of the system. During
the testing, the team demonstrated the continuous wave (CW) and voice message
transmissions. Work continues on the solar panel mounting. Amateur Radio on
the International Space Station (ARISS) plans to have SuitSat-2 hardware ready
for delivery by September.
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