[HIham] Upcoming WH6PN Telebridge with the ISS

[Ron Hashiro]

I performed a recalculation using recent keplarian elements, and the 
pass time has moved up by six minutes.  It starts at 05:48:00 local, and 
will probably move up 2 seconds earlier to 05:47:58 by Saturday morning.

You can get the pass times, direction and doppler shift calculated for 
Honolulu at this page.  Note that the times are in UTC.

http://ronhashiro.htohananet.com/am-radio/spacecomm/iss-doppler.txt

Downlink is on 145.80 MHz.  This is a 145 frequency, not 146 MHz 
frequency.  Do not transmit or call the ISS for this event, as they will 
not be listening for you.

Ron H, AH6RH

Ron Hashiro wrote:
> This is from www.issfanclub.com.  EARC members who were at the August 
> meeting can use the information to test their systems for the upcoming 
> contact with the ISS and W5KWQ in Oct.  This telebridge will be at 
> 5:54 am on Sept 13.
>
> Ron H, AH6RH
>
> An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact 
> has been scheduled with Prairielands Council, Boy Scouts of America at 
> Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, IL on Saturday, September 13 at 
> 15:54 UTC. The contact will be facilitated by telebridge station WH6PN 
> in Hawaii. During the event, Scouts will earn the Space Exploration 
> Merit Badge, which includes the Mars Mission Design and the Moon Base 
> Model construction. NASA DLN will assist with teaching these two 
> topics. Scouts will design and launch water rockets and explore 
> robotic technology. Segway of Chicago will assist in Robotics 
> education. Participants will also complete many of the Radio Merit 
> Badge requirements. The local rocket club will provide rocket launches 
> throughout the event, two during the outdoor viewing of the movie 
> "October Sky." The event will conclude with a hot air balloon launch. 
> Boy Scouts (ages 11-17), Cub Scouts (ages 6 -10), and adult volunteers 
> have been invited to the event. The Space Jamboree has attracted the 
> attention of regional media outlets. Four television stations, radio 
> stations, and local newspapers are planning features on this Space 
> Jamboree.