Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)

School Application Form

For an Organized Radio Contact with the International Space Station

Please read instructions before filling out the application.

SECTION A

ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION MUST BE ANSWERED.

For a direct contact, fill out questions A1 to A15 and B1 to B7. For a telebridge contact, fill out questions A1 to A15.

Note: Please enter your country code and city code as part of the telephone number for any voice, fax, or cellular phone.

(A1.) Date of application:

(A2.) Schools
Name: / Pawel Wlodkowic University College
in Plock
- Department
of Pedagogy
- Department
of Computer Science
- Department
of Public Safety / 2nd Private Primary School ZOK “PROFESOR”
in Plock / Zespół Szkół Zawodowych
Nr 2
w Płocku / Plock
Scientific
Society / Primary School
in Liszyno
Address: / 09-402 Płock
ul. Kilińskiego 12 / 09-402 Płock
ul. Kilińskiego 12
bud. B / 09 - 400 Płock
ul. Gwardii Ludowej 7 / 09-402 Płock
pl. Narutowicza 8 / Liszyno, ul.Wawrzyńca Sikory 19
City: / Płock / Płock / Płock / Płock / Liszyno
State, province, territory, mail district: / Mazovia
Zip or postal code: / 09-402 / 09-402 / 09-400 / 09-402 / 09-410
Country: / Poland
Phone #: / +48 24 366 41 30 (31) / +48 24 366 41 52 / +48 24 366 99 91 / +48 24 366 99 50 / +48 24 261 29 22
Fax #: / +48 24 366 41 45 / N/A / +48 24 366 99 91 / +48 24 262 26 04 / +48 24 261 29 22
E-mail address: / daniel
@wlodkowic.pl / szkola_podstawowa
@wlodkowic.pl / szkola@
elektryk.plock.com / aktnp
@interia.pl / sekretariat
@spliszyno.pl
School Web site address: / http://www.
wlodkowic.pl/ / http://www.profesor.
edu.pl/psp/ / http://www.
zsznr2.pl/ / http://www.tnp.
org.pl/ / http://www.
spliszyno.pl/
Normal school hours: / 8:00 – 15:00 / 8:00 – 15:00 / 8:00 – 14:00 / - / 8:00 – 14:00
Brief description of the school and the amateur radio school club (if there is one): / Radio amateur activity on 15 years of Pawel Wlodkowic University College - with SN0SWPW special call sign. / N/A / Packet radio node.
Digital modes workshops. / N/A
(A3.) Principal
Name: / Kazimierz Waluch / Barbara Dragan / Anna Piekarska / Andrzej Kansy / Anna Warda
School phone #: / +48 24 366 41 49 / +48 24 366 41 52 / +48 24 366 99 91 / +48 24 366 99 50 / +48 24 261 29 22
School fax #: / +48 24 366 41 48 / N/A / +48 24 366 99 91 / +48 24 262 26 04 / +48 24 261 29 22
School e-mail address: / nauka
@wlodkowic.pl / szkola_podstawowa
@wlodkowic.pl / anna.piekarska
@elektryk.plock.com / aktnp
@interia.pl / sekretariat
@spliszyno.pl
Pager #: / N/A
Home phone # / N/A / +48 24 268 49 21 / N/A / +48 24 366 85 27 / +48 24 263 40 35
Home fax #: / N/A
Cellular phone #: / +48 693 35 88 44 / +48 600 017 889 / +48 505 073 669 / +48 609 208 505 / +48 509 303 106
Home e-mail address: / nauka
@wlodkowic.pl / N/A / N/A / aktnp
@interia.pl / N/A
Home address: / ul. Chopina 32 / ul. Armii Krajowej 6 m. 44 / ul. Armii Krajowej 36 m. 38 / ul. Orlińskiego
3 m. 4 / ul. Prosta 14
Home city: / Płock / Płock / Płock / Płock / Płock
Home state, province, territory, mail district: / Mazovia
Home zip or postal code: / 09-402 / 09-410 / 09-410 / 09-400 / 09-410
Home country: / Poland

(A4.) Coordinating teacher

Name: Daniel Korzan

Grade level/subject taught: PhD / pedagogy, educational media, didactics

School phone #: +48 24 366 41 30 (31)

School fax #: +48 24 366 41 45

School e-mail address:

Pager #: N/A

Home phone #: N/A

Home fax #: N/A

Cellular phone #: +48 508 074 071

Home e-mail address:

Home address: 09-410 Liszyno, ul. Wawrzyńca Sikory 20 a

Home city: Liszyno

Home state, province, territory, mail district: Mazovia

Home zip or postal code: 09-410

Home country: Poland

(A5.) Public relations contact

Name: Tomasz Kruszewski

Work phone #: +48 24 366 41 49

Work fax #: +48 24 366 41 48

Work e-mail address:

Pager #: N/A

Home phone #: N/A

Home fax #: N/A

Cellular phone #: +48 601 264 094

Home e-mail address: N/A

Home address: ul. Wańkowicza 47/4

Home city: Płock

Home state, province, territory, mail district: Mazovia

Home zip or postal code: 90-410

Home country: Poland

(A6.) Has the school previously been selected for a shuttle, Mir, or ISS contact? NO

(A7.) Language requested: English (or Polish if its possible, but English is preferable – in case of language study possibility, reason and motivation)

(A8.) Are weekends, holidays or nights a problem for your contact? YES (rather – but there is possibility to make a QSO during evening hours)

Major Holidays:
April 1st – April 7th 2010
April 24th – May 4th 2011 / - Easers Holidays
May 1st – May 4th / - May Holidays (1st of May – Labour Holiday; 3rd of May – Constitution Holiday) – we call it: “Long May Weekend”
June 20th – September 1st / - Summer Holidays
November 1st / - Halloween
November 11th / - Independence Day
December 20th – January 2nd / - Christmas Holidays

(A9.) Attach the school's educational proposal to this application before submitting.

For College Students of Pedagogy: during classes of media in education as an special example of distant learning, and some kind of pedagogical experiment;

For College Students of Computer Science: applications of computers for (radio)communication, digital protocols, tracking of satellites;

For College Students of Public Safety: practical lesson of (radio)communication, with special attention to radio amateur work in emergency communication;

For Primary School Pupils: lessons of space, technology and technique, nature and natural phenomena, our planet and solar system and methods and techniques of its examination;

For Scientific Society: idea for integrating interdisciplinary studies in one, historical, social, educational, technical and communication experiment.

For local community:

§  occasion to learn about space and its human explorations;

§  exhibition(s) in Plock Scientific Society of: Nicolaus Copernicus (De revolutionibus); Johannes Hevelius; and other old prints and works collected in Society Library;

§  cycle of lessons, lectures about space, sollar system and space travels;

§  printing a callendar with Johannes Hevelius instruments drawings for celebrating His 400 years of birthday.

(A10.) Contact site phone #: +48 24 366 41 30 (31)

(A11.) Contact site cellular phone #: +48 508 074 071

(A12.) Contact site fax #: +48 24 366 41 45

(A13.). Contact site time zone: CET / CEST

When does your area go to Daylight Saving Time?

Last Sunday of March / Last Sunday of October

(A14.) Hours before or after UTC (Coordinated Universal Time): UTC+1 / UTC+2

(A15.) Assisting local amateur radio club

(To be filled out by the amateur radio club if one is providing assistance)

Name of amateur radio club: The Scout Amateur Radio Club SP5ZBA

Club contact person: Daniel Korzan

Contact person's call sign: SQ5AXS

Contact person's home phone #: N/A

Contact person's work phone #: +48 24 366 41 30 (31)

Contact person's pager #: N/A

Contact person's e-mail address:

Is the club experienced with satellite operations? YES

National amateur radio organization (if club is affiliated with a national amateur radio organization such as the ARRL): POLISH AMATEUR RADIO UNION

SECTION B

ONLY ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BELOW IF A DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND ISS IS REQUESTED

If you are unsure how to answer a question, please ask your ARISS representative for help.

(B1.) Radio contact coordinator

(To be filled out by an amateur radio operator)

Name: Daniel Korzan

Call sign: SQ5AXS

Home address: ul. Wawrzyńca Sikory 20 a

Home city: Liszyno

Home state, province, territory, mail district: Mazovia

Home zip or postal code: 09-410 Płock

Home country: Poland

Home phone #: N/A

Pager #: N/A

Cellular phone #: +48 508 074 071

Home fax #: N/A

Home e-mail address:

Work phone #: +48 24 366 41 30 (31)

Work fax #: +48 24 366 41 45

Work e-mail address:

Experienced with satellite operations? (YES or NO): YES

DATA ABOUT SITE OF RADIO CONTACT

(B2). Site of radio contact location information:

Latitude [Use decimal format] (Indicate N=North S=South): 52.544519 N

Longitude [Use decimal format] (Indicate W=West E=East): 19.707289 E

Elevation [Use meters above mean sea level]: 103

Address: Al. Kilińskiego 12

City: Płock

State, province, territory, mail district: Mazovia

Country: Poland

(B3.) Radio coordinator during contact:

Name: Daniel Korzan

Call sign: SQ5AXS

Home address: ul. Wawrzyńca Sikory 20 a

Home city: Liszyno

Home state, province, territory, mail district: Mazovia

Home zip or postal code: 09-410 Płock

Home country: Poland

Home phone #: N/A

Pager #: N/A

Cellular phone #: +48 508 074 071

Home fax #: N/A

Home e-mail address:

Work phone #: +48 24 366 41 30 (31)

Work fax #: +48 24 366 41 45

Work e-mail address:

Experienced with satellite operations? (YES or NO): YES

(B4.) Call sign at contact site: SP5ZBA/5

(B5.) Station and equipment data

(To be used during the ARISS amateur radio contact)

We require 2 complete radio stations at your event site. See: ARISS Contact Requirements.

Radio Station #1

Transceiver to be used (manufacturer/model): ICOM IC-706mkIIg

Does it have memories? (YES or NO): YES If yes, number of memories: 107

If yes, is the memory considered tunable like a VFO? YES

Output Power (Watts): 2,5-50W (144 MHz – 146 MHz)

Frequency range (MHz): HF / 50 MHz / 144-146 / 430-450

Frequency steps: 1, 10, 50, 100 Hz, 1, 5, 9, 10, 12.5, 20, 25, 100 kHz

Station equipped with an RX preamplifier? (YES or NO): YES (built in trx)

If YES, manufacturer and model of Preamplifier: ICOM

Station equipped with a TX amplifier? (YES or NO): NO

If YES, manufacturer and model of amplifier:

If YES, maximum output power of TX amplifier (Watts):

Is the radio capable of a non-standard split? (YES or NO): YES

Antenna type (VERTICAL, SATELLITE (AZ/EL?), OTHER) [specify]: CROSS YAGI

If commercially built, manufacturer and model:

Antenna gain (dbd or dbi): 10,2 dBd

Number of elements: 2 x 6el.

Polarization (HORIZONTAL, CIRCULAR, or VERTICAL): CIRCULAR - RHCP

Antenna equipped with a rotator? (NONE, AZIMUTH ONLY, or AZ/EL): AZ/EL

Satellite tracking program available? (YES or NO): YES

If YES, name of tracking program: ORBITRON

Do you have Automatic Antenna Control? (YES or NO): YES

VHF Packet capability? (YES or NO): NO

VHF SSTV capability? (YES or NO): NO

Do you have phone patch capabilities? NO

SWR/Power output meter to be used (manufacturer/model): MFJ HF/VHF SWR ANALYZER MODEL MFJ 259B + meters built in transceiver

Coax cable to be used: H1000

Radio Station #2

Transceiver to be used (make/model): Yaesu FT-857D

Does it have memories? (YES or NO): YES If yes, number of memories: 200

If yes, is the memory considered tunable like a VFO: YES

Output Power (Watts): 50

Frequency range (MHz): HF / 50 MHz / 144-146 / 430-450

Frequency steps: 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM/WFM)

Station equipped with an RX preamplifier? (YES or NO): NO

If YES, manufacturer and model of preamplifier:

Station equipped with a TX amplifier? (YES or NO): NO

If YES, maximum output power of TX amplifier (Watts):

Is the radio capable of a non-standard split? (YES or NO): YES

Antenna type (VERTICAL, SATELLITE (AZ/EL?), OTHER) [specify]: VERTICAL ¼ WAVE

If commercially built, manufacturer and model:

Antenna gain (dbd or dbi): 0 dBd

Number of elements: ¼ wave

Polarization (HORIZONTAL, CIRCULAR, or VERTICAL): VERTICAL

Antenna equipped with a rotator? (NONE, AZIMUTH ONLY, or AZ/EL): NONE

Satellite tracking program available? (YES or NO): YES

If YES, name of tracking program: ORBITRON

Do you have Automatic Antenna Control? (YES or NO): NO

VHF Packet capability? (YES or NO): NO

VHF SSTV capability? (YES or NO): NO

Do you have phone patch capabilities? NO

SWR/Power output meter to be used (manufacturer/model): MFJ HF/VHF SWR ANALYZER MODEL MFJ 259B + meters built in transceiver

Coax cable to be used: H1000

(B6.). Please note any antenna obscuration data for the site of the radio contact:

Azimuth degrees / Elevation degrees:
0 (North) / 5
45 / 2
90 (East) / 5
135 / 0
180 (South) / 0
225 / 3
270 (West) / 10
315 / 10
360 (North) / 5

(B7.) Do you plan to do a live re-transmission or webcast? If a live re-transmission, how and on what frequency and mode? If a webcast, what is the Web site address?

NO - at the moment - but may by questions from Ground-Station only on 80 meters SSB - for other stations participating in “First Lesson of Amateur Radio”, witch will listen to our QSO on 2 meters.

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10 December 2007