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Subj: ARISS Status - 11-Oct-2004
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 291.06 From
AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 17, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-291.06
1. Gdynia Schools Contact Successful
Three schools from 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 experienced a
successful ISS contact on Wednesday, October 6. The two high schools
participate in ZNEK, a space educational program. The Gdynia
Maritime Academy offers degrees in marine studies. It also has a
hamradio club, "Schooner," SP2ZIE, which was used as the ground
station for this event. Approximately 40 people witnessed the contact
with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, from the radio room, including students,
teachers, and radio and TV personnel. Amateur television was set up
in another room so that an audience of an additional 100 people could
observe this event. See:
http://www.ariss-eu.org/2004_10_06.htm
2. Upcoming School Contact
Porin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu, Pori Senior High school, in Pori,
Finland has been scheduled for an ARISS contact. It will take place
on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 07:14 UTC.
3. ARISS International Meeting
AMSAT held its symposium and annual meeting on October 8 - 10. The
ARISS International Meeting begins today, Monday, October 11. The
meetings are being held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Arlington,
Virginia. A summary of the presentations given at the AMSAT meeting
and a photo gallery can be found on AMSAT's website. A panel of
ARISS delegates gave a presentation on current ARISS activities
during the AMSAT meeting. See "ARISS - 2004 Status Report" at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/updates/
4. ARRL Article on ISS Voice Repeater Usage
Emily Clarke, W0EEC, an AMSAT and ARRL member, wrote an article on
how to successfully use the ISS voice repeater. The ARRL ran her
story, entitled, "Success Tips for Using the ISS Voice Repeater."
See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2004/10/06/1/?nc=1
The Kenwood radio is currently in repeater mode and is expected to
remain in this mode through October 16.
5. ARRL Article on AMSAT/ARISS Joint Meetings
The ARRL ran a web story on the meetings currently being held in
Arlington, Virginia. Astronaut Carl Walz was the keynote speaker at
the AMSAT dinner. The article, "AMSAT Symposium to feature ISS
astronaut as banquet speaker," can be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/
6. ISS Congratulates SpaceShipOne
The ARRL ran a web story about Mike Fincke sending congratulations
to SpaceShipOne on winning the X Prize entitled, "Short-Term
Expedition 9 Crew Congratulates SpaceShipOne Success." See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/10/05/4/?nc=1
7. NEEIS Forms Submitted
ARISS U.S. Delegate Rosalie White has been working with mentors to
have teachers 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. Rosalie has reviewed the
NEEIS forms and has determined the changes needed to clean up and
finalize the data.
[ANS thanks Carol for the above information]
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