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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#666666 size=1>Columbus Laboratory Credits:
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<H1>Columbus antennas to take to the skies</H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The <STRONG>Columbus</STRONG> module on the International
Space Station will soon have <STRONG>antennas for the 144 and 435 MHz</STRONG>
Amateur Radio bands in addition to the <STRONG>1260 and 2400 MHz antennas
already installed</STRONG>.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana></FONT><BR><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>Astronauts will
install and deploy the ARISS antennas during the second spacewalk of STS-129
which is slated to launch November 12, 2009</STRONG>. The amateur radio team
will monitor the spacewalk activity via a NASA real-time teleconference
call.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The new antennas will increase opportunities for the many
radio hams who covet making contacts with astronauts and cosmonauts. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>Frequencies available for transmission to and from
Columbus will be 2 meters, 70 centimeters, L-band and
S-band</STRONG>.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Read the full ARRL article by <STRONG>Rosalie White,
K1STO</STRONG>, at<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/10/05/11110/?nc=1"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/10/05/11110/?nc=1</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.rac.ca/ariss/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.rac.ca/ariss/</FONT></A></P></BODY></HTML>