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   ARLS001 NASA accepting proposals for ARISS contacts   
      
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   Space Bulletin 001  ARLS001   
   From ARRL Headquarters     
   Newington, CT  April 26, 2012   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB SPACE ARL ARLS001   
   ARLS001 NASA accepting proposals for ARISS contacts   
      
   NASA is now accepting proposals from US schools, museums, science   
   centers and community youth organizations to host an Amateur Radio   
   on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact between November   
   1, 2012 and May 1, 2013. To maximize these radio contact   
   opportunities, NASA is looking for organizations that will draw   
   large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a   
   well-developed education plan. Proposals are due July 2, 2012.   
      
   Using Amateur Radio, students can ask astronauts questions about   
   life in space and other space-related topics. Students fully engage   
   in the ARISS contact by helping set up an Amateur Radio ground   
   station at the school and then using that station to talk directly   
   with a crew member on the International Space Station for   
   approximately 10 minutes. ARISS has a network of mentors to help   
   organizations obtain the technology required to host this exciting   
   opportunity for your students.   
      
   Interested parties should contact NASA's Teaching From Space office   
   via e-mail at JSC-TFS-ARISS@mail.nasa.gov to obtain complete   
   information and the proposal/application form.   
      
   You can find more information at,   
   http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/students/ariss.html   
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   Gentlemens' agreements ratified by IARU regions 1 and 2 have   
   designated a global "center of activity" frequency  in  each   
   of  the  international  hf  bands.  THese are similar to the   
   concept for weak signal calling and other center of activity   
   frequencies.  Three of these have been ratified worldwide.   
      
   THese  center of activity frequencies are where stations can   
   go to render or obtain emergency assistance.   
      
   WHen casually operating or  contesting  on  hf  please  make   
   yourself  aware  of  these  frequencies,  and give them some   
   space. Remember that often stations with emergency needs are   
   not  those  utilizing  high  gain antennas and maximum legal   
   power.   
      
   TO find out more, visit 14300.net or IARU web resources.   
      
      
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