[K3PZN-List] Celebrate Tuesday April 12: Listen

[Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680)]

ARE YOU PLANNING to participate in 
the ARISSat-1 test on Yuri Gargarin Day, 
Tuesday, April 12, . . . even a little?  

Will you be on your own, with friends/
family or perhaps at a school?  

Tell us about it!  (Especially if you 
need some help.)  


BACKGROUND
All Hams need to know about a special 
activity unfolding on Tues. April 12.  
Although the ARISSat-1 is not to be 
deployed from the International Space 
Station (ISS) until this summer, NASA 
connected this educational satellite 
inside the ISS to an external antenna 
and will turn it on as a "test" tribute 
on this historic day.  

Like most days, there will be six brief 
ISS passes on April 12.  You might be 
able to hear ARISSat-1 with a very simple 
radio in the clear on school grounds.  
Voice messages and telemetry will be 
heard on the downlink frequency of 
145.9500 MHz FM.  

MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.ARISSat.org

ISS PASS PREDICTIONS:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/

What would you like to do?  Ideas?  
Partner up?  

Cheers,

Pat
N8PK
n8pk at amsat.org

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