[OFARC] Friday ISS Event

[Martin Denning]

ARISS Contact Scheduled for March 31, 2023

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received
schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut
aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at Stone Magnet
Middle School located in Melbourne, Florida.

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ARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 31, 2023, at 2:07 PM EDT (18:07
UTC, 1:07 PM CDT, 12:07 PM MDT, 11:07 AM PDT).

This direct contact will allow students to ask Astronaut Steve Bowen,
KI5BKB, questions.

The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard by
listeners within the ISS-footprint that encompasses the Platinum Coast
Amateur Radio Society (PCARS) ham station in Melbourne, Florida.

A live stream of the contact will be available at:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCuO96ZDAoLWVlko5CyATxzw.

ARISS conducts anywhere from 60 to 80 of these special amateur radio
contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with
ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.
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