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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
May 18, 2009
1. School Contact Delayed
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact
originally scheduled for Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center in Hyogo, Japan
on Wednesday, May 20 has been delayed due to the flu. The contact will be
rescheduled.
2. JAXA's Koichi Wakata Speaks with Students via ARISS Contact
On Monday, May 11, twelve students from Besyo Elementary School in Saitama,
Japan participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) contact with JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA. An audience of
approximately 800 watched as the students asked questions about life in space.
Several newspapers and magazines covered the event.
3. Frank Bauer Receives CQ's Radio Hall of Fame Award
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO was inducted into CQ magazine's Amateur Radio Hall of Fame
for making a significant contribution to amateur radio. This award is given to
persons who not only excel in personal performance in amateur radio, but also
give back to amateur radio in a significant manner. Frank was Amateur Radio on
the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman from 1996-2009 and AMSAT VP
Human Spaceflight, 1991-2009. See:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/05/15/10820/?nc=1
4. Frank Bauer Receives ARRL President's Award
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) President Joel Harrison presented past
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman Frank Bauer,
KA3HDO with the ARRL President's Award. This award is voted on by the Board
of Directors and given out every 7 or 8 years to honor someone's outstanding
work.
5. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline
On May 15, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1657 included a short item, "Ham
Radio in Space: European Ham to Become ISS Commander." The story is about ESA
astronaut Frank De Winne, ON1DWN, who is scheduled to fly with Expedition 20
as a flight engineer and as commander for Expedition 21. He plans to
participate in Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contacts during his flight. See:
ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt .
6. Garriotts Attend Dayton Hamvention
Over the weekend of May 15-17, Richard Garriott, W5KWQ and Owen Garriott,
W5LFL both attended Dayton Hamvention 2009 and graced the Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and American Radio Relay League (ARRL) booths.
Tens of thousands of people were continuously buzzing with excitement
regarding the father and son visit. Both of them did a phenomenal job at the
various forums, press briefings, and banquets. Richard winning this year's
Hamvention Special Achievement Award was appropriate given all he did for
amateur radio during his 10 day stay on the ISS.
7. ARRL Article on Dayton Hamvention
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a story on the Dayton Hamvention,
held at the Hara Arena in Ohio over the weekend of May 15 -17. The article
includes a piece on Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, who spoke about his ham radio
activities while onboard the ISS at both the ARRL and AMSAT (Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation) forums. See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/05/16/10823/?nc=1
The ARRL Web site has 100,000 regular readers.
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