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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 284.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 10, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-284.05
1. Montaud School Contact Successful
Montaud, France is a small village located in the French Alps with a population
of 450. The Primary School of Montaud has an enrollment of 65 students, ages 3
– 12. The Montaud students experienced a successful contact with Mike Fincke,
KE5AIT, on Thursday, September 30. The village is located in a mountainous
region, with hills on the horizon, making a satellite contact difficult. An
amateur radio operator, Guy Sauer, F5GJJ, who lives 5 kilometers from the
school in a more optimal location, set up an amateur television (ATV) and radio
link between his station and the school, making the contact with the ISS
possible. Thirteen students were given the opportunity to ask the astronaut
questions. Teachers, parents, 2 newspaper reporters, and 20 representatives
from TV and radio stations attended the event. More information can be found on
the ARISS Europe website at:
http://www.ariss-eu.org/2004_09_30.htm
2. Upcoming School Contact
Two Polish high schools and a university will share an ARISS contact. All three
schools are located in the Pomorskie Province of Poland. Gdynia Maritime
University and Gdynskie Liceum Autorskie STO (High School) both located in
Gdynia and Zespol Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacych Nr 5 (High School) in Gdansk are
scheduled to speak to the ISS on Wednesday, October 6 at 11:55 UTC.
3. Crew Unavailable for Marina Air Fair
Mike Fincke had expressed interest in a contact with the Marina Air Fair in
Marina, California on October 16. Because of the change in launch and docking
times of Expedition 10’s Soyuz flight, the crew will be unavailable to
participate in a contact on this date.
4. ARRL Article on Investigator Contact
The Kenwood radio was used for school operations for the first time during the
Investigator Science and Technology Centre contact. It was also the first time
that the IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project) nodes were used. It is hoped
that the IRLP may be used in the future to make ARISS contacts available to a
wider audience. The ARRL ran a web story entitled, “ARISS Logs Two "Firsts" in
Australian School Contact.ö See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/09/30/1/?nc=1
5. ARRL Article on Repeater Mode
The ARRL ran a web story entitled, “ISS Amateur Radio gear in repeater mode
until September 30.ö See: http://www.arrl.org/
6. ARISS International Meeting
The joint AMSAT/ARISS meetings are fast approaching. The AMSAT Symposium kicks
off this Friday, October 8 at 1 pm. The ARISS International Meetings begin on
Monday, October 11. They will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Arlington,
Virginia. To view the agendas, see:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/agenda2004.php
7. Russian Ham Pass at Moscow Festival
The Union of the Radio Amateurs of Russia (SRR) requested a ham radio contact
with the Expedition 9 crew on October 2. The Union of the Radio Amateurs of
Russia, the Russian Robinson Club and the RUSSIAN-IOTA participated in a large
international festival near Moscow. More than 350 amateur radio operators from
Russia, Germanium, Hungary, Ukraine, Moldova, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania and USA took part in the festival. A special radio station
with the special call sign, R73SRR, was used. ARISS Russia delegate Sergej
Samburov, RV3DR, and some cosmonauts were invited to take part in the festival
and to assist in organizing a contact with the ISS crew.
8. NEEIS Forms Submitted
ARISS U.S. Delegate Rosalie White has been working with mentors to have
teachers, who were involved with an astronaut contact, submit their post ARISS
contact information. The NASA Education Evaluation Information System (NEEIS)
forms were to be submitted before the end of the fiscal year.
[ANS thanks Carol for the above information]
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