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Subj: ARISS Status 30 December 2003
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From: CX7BY@CX7BY.MVD.URY.SA
To : SAT@AMSAT
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 004.04 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. January 4, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-004.04
ARISS Status 30 December 2003
1. Upcoming School Contacts
The next ARISS contact is scheduled for Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills,
Ohio. The contact will take place Friday, January 2, 2004.
2. ARRL Article on California School Contact
On December 23, ARRL ran an article on the Monroe Elementary School ARISS
contact entitled, "ISS Commander Tells West Coast Youngsters He Believes
Life Exists on Other Planets." See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/12/23/1/?nc=1
3. ARRL Article Involving Astronaut Jim Voss
ARRL ran a Web story about the effort involved in setting up an Amateur
Radio station for the Gulf Coast Exploreum and Science Center's ISS exhibit
in Mobile, Alabama entitled, "An Out of this World Effort." See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2003/12/22/1/?nc=1
4. ARRL Article on the International Space Station
ARRL ran an article entitled, "Santa Has Company in the Christmas Sky."
See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/12/22/2/?nc=1
5. ARRL Story on Ham Radio Payloads and High-Altitude Balloons
ARRL ran an article about a program NASA-TV will air about Amateur Radio
payloads and high altitude ballooning. Arizona Near Space Research (ANSR),
whose goal is to promote science and education, noted that their program
will air December 29 and 30. For more information, see: http://www.arrl.org/
6. Packet Radio System
Amateur Radio operators have been very active on the Packet Radio system
(RS0ISS) on the International Space Station. Those that have communicated
through the ISS using packet also qualify to receive a special certificate
from the Roy Neal Commemorative event.
[ANS thanks Frank, KA3HDO, for the above information]
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