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.

https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/GQN1Wiu6ABt2V6-FUfpS4Z8kXTtEzmpG8gooR0oZ6Lu4zsMgGNSHDwwNgVR-jVoceusbzIjck7PJZtdUVqpgMOf_gdlywkJy-SvnWeBpTSHOB_gPYA=s0-d-e1-ft#http://www3.arrl.org/nl/al/image/2023-03-30/ARISS-logo-10-2022.jpgThe 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.