ARLA/CLUSTER: Mais rádios e antenas para a ISS.

[João Gonçalves Costa]

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More Ham Radio antennas for the space station

The space shuttle Atlantis (STS-129), scheduled to launch today, November 16, will carry additional Amateur Radio antennas for the International Space Station (ISS).

Astronauts will install and deploy the antennas during the second spacewalk of STS-129. The ham radio team will monitor the spacewalk activity via a NASA real-time teleconference call.

"The new antennas will increase opportunities for the many hams who covet making contacts with astronauts and cosmonauts," ARRL ARISS Program Manager Rosalie White, K1STO, explained. "Frequencies available for transmission to and from Columbus will be 2 meters, 70 centimeters, L-band and S-band.

"To start, the two Ericcson radios (2 meters and 70 centimeters) that are already on the ISS (but seldom used) will be moved and installed in Columbus."

Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/11/12/11195/?nc=1

The ISS is currently planned to stay in orbit until 2015, however, there are discussions taking place about extending its life to 2020 or 2025.

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
http://www.rac.ca/ariss

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