2008 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium
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2008 AMSAT-NA Symposium and Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA 24-26 October, 2008
List of Presentations
Richard Garriott to communicate from the ISS
Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, to communicate with Students and Ham Radio Operators World-wide through the Amateur Radio Station on-board the International Space Station (ISS)
Through multiple agreements with NASA, the Russian Space Agency, RSC Energia, Space Adventures Ltd, and ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station), Richard Garriott will fly to ISS and will communicate with students, ham radio operators, friends, and family world-wide using the ARISS amateur radio station on-board the ISS.
Richard Garriott, with the amateur radio callsign, W5KWQ is the sixth private citizen to be flown by the Russian space agency to the ISS. A legendary video game programmer and designer, Garriott will be traveling to orbit this October and will speak with hundreds of students while thousands more listen in during a series of ten-minute ham radio contacts. His on-orbit stay on Soyuz and ISS is planned for October 12 – 22, 2008.
Additional information about the flight can be found on the ARISS site.
AO-51 Schedule Sep 25 - Oct 5, 2008
Sep 25 - 28, 2008
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
FM Repeater, L/U
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
Sep 29 - Oct 5, 2008
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
9k6 BBS & Telemetry L/U
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
Updated: 27 Sep, 08