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<H1>More Ham Radio antennas for the space station</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The space shuttle Atlantis (STS-129), scheduled to launch
today, November 16, will carry additional Amateur Radio antennas for the
International Space Station (ISS).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>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.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>"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. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>"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."</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Read the full ARRL story at<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/11/12/11195/?nc=1"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/11/12/11195/?nc=1</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>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.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS)<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.rac.ca/ariss" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.rac.ca/ariss</FONT></A><BR><BR></P></BODY></HTML>