12:25 27/07/2011
MOSCOW, July 27 (RIA Novosti) (Roscosmos)
The International Space Station (ISS) will be de-orbited and sunk in the Pacific Ocean
after 2020 like its Russian predecessor Mir, Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) Deputy
Head Vitaly Davydov said on Wednesday.
"We will be forced to sink the ISS. We cannot leave it in orbit as it is a very complicated
and a heavy object. There must be no space waste from it," Davydov said in an interview
posted on the Roscosmos website.
"We have agreed with our partners that the ISS would function roughly until 2020," he
said adding the station's life was initially estimated at 15 years. The ISS has been
functioning for 13 years now after receiving numerous international space expeditions.
Asked whether a new space station will be built, Davydov said "there are several possibilities."
The Mir space station was in operation from 1983 to 1998 before being sunk in the Pacific
Ocean in a "spacecraft cemetery" not far from Christmas Island in 2000.
The agreement to construct the ISS was signed January 29, 1998 in Washington by
representatives from Canada, members of the European Space Agency (ESA), Japan,
Russia and the United States.
[http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=17622]
30 July 2011
Ganesh VU2TS
B.R.HILLSU
About Pollachi
Pollachi is a town and a municipality in the district of the Tamil Nadu state of 
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Amateur Radio Demonstration
Amateur Radio Demonstration to The District Collector Sri Archana Patnayak IAS., at VU2IRT repeater site Dhottabatta 
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AARC
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AARC
AARC dream project has come true. Inauguration of VU2IRT Repeater
The VHF repeater VU2IRT was Inaugurated by The District Collctor
Sri.Archan Patnayak IAS., on May 2011. The inauguration was held at Ooty
In The District Collector chambers.
Mr Nachimuth VU2CMN,
Mr Anantha Ganeshan VU3GPF,
Mr Prabakaran(a)Prabu VU2TPP. Participated in the inauguration function.
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AARC
Sri.Archan Patnayak IAS., on May 2011. The inauguration was held at Ooty
In The District Collector chambers.
Mr Nachimuth VU2CMN,
Mr Anantha Ganeshan VU3GPF,
Mr Prabakaran(a)Prabu VU2TPP. Participated in the inauguration function.
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AARC
Hearty Thanks
Anamalai Amateur Radio Club has received the VHF repeater Call sign VU2IRT
The Frequency is 144.975 minus shift..
To get the call sign, many of our good friends have helped on this regard.
AARC club hearty thanks to,
Mr.Santhanam VU2YFS,
Mr Sheik Sakathaullaha VU2SDU,
Mr Purushothaman VU2RPQ,
In New Delhi we sincerely thank:-
Mr Rajesh VU2ESH,
Mr Arumuga Raja VU2AYA,
Mr Saharudeen VU2SDN ,
Past President of ARSI- India & (Retd) Asst. Wireless Advisor /WPC
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AARC Pollachi
The Frequency is 144.975 minus shift..
To get the call sign, many of our good friends have helped on this regard.
AARC club hearty thanks to,
Mr.Santhanam VU2YFS,
Mr Sheik Sakathaullaha VU2SDU,
Mr Purushothaman VU2RPQ,
In New Delhi we sincerely thank:-
Mr Rajesh VU2ESH,
Mr Arumuga Raja VU2AYA,
Mr Saharudeen VU2SDN ,
Past President of ARSI- India & (Retd) Asst. Wireless Advisor /WPC
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AARC Pollachi
VU2IRT VHF repeater installation
VU2IRT Repeater Antenna
VU2IRT VHF Repeater and Duplexer
AARC has installed the VHF Repeater VU2IRT on Dhottabatta peak on May 2011, Installation of the repeater was done by
Mr Nachimuthu VU2CMN (Custodian of VU2IRT),
Mr K.Ibrahim VU3IRH (Addl- Secretary AARC),
Mr ShivShankar VU3NKT (Executive Member of AARC),
Mr Balraj SWL (Executive Member of AARC).
This was the dream project has come true.
Kindly use the repeater and enjoy.
Editor
AARC
VU2IRT VHF Repeater and Duplexer
AARC has installed the VHF Repeater VU2IRT on Dhottabatta peak on May 2011, Installation of the repeater was done by
Mr Nachimuthu VU2CMN (Custodian of VU2IRT),
Mr K.Ibrahim VU3IRH (Addl- Secretary AARC),
Mr ShivShankar VU3NKT (Executive Member of AARC),
Mr Balraj SWL (Executive Member of AARC).
This was the dream project has come true.
Kindly use the repeater and enjoy.
Editor
AARC
Monday, September 27, 2010
Ham radio to the aid of poll officials
Ham radio to the aid of poll officials
KATTAPPANA, September 24, 2010
Ham Radio will provide help during elections in remote tribal grama panchayat of Edamalakudy in Idukki district. Some of the members of Idukki Ham Radio Emergency Communication Society.
The help of Ham radio will be available during the election at the remote Edamalakudy tribal grama panchayat in the Munnar forest area.
Edamalakudy is the remotest polling station in Idukki district where one has to travel on foot for nearly 20 km through a dense forest and during the election time, officials reach a day in advance at the hamlet.
“The district administration has sought our help to provide the latest input related to the elections there and a temporary mobile station will function at the hilltop near Edamalakudy,'' said Manoj Galaxy, member of the Emergency Communication Society, Idukki Ham Radio.
He said that the repeater station at the Tenth Mile near Cheruthoni will provide the support for the functioning of the election-related work in remote areas.
After the creation of Edamalakudy as the first tribal grama panchayat, which was earlier a ward of the Munnar grama panchayat, there is no other way of communication and wireless sets or mobile telephone is of little help.
According to him, though the use of Ham radio is at an early stage of development in the district with only 30 members, it had served as the main communication source during natural calamities and emergency situations.
He said the present capacity of the tower is 1.5 W and if it is raised to 20 W, it would serve better during the emergency situations.
The temporary mobile station at Edamalakudy will serve as a medium of communication between the election officials and the district election office at Painavu.
District Collector Ashok Kumar Singh recently held a meeting with the office-beares of the Emergency Communication Society and asked them to function as the main communication agent at Edamalakudy.
According to P.L. Nizamudeen, a short wave listener, the interest among the public towards Ham radio is increasing and it was operated as the main communication network in the district during accidents, providing information to hospitals and relatives of the victims.
The Ham radio service will also be available in other remote areas like Chakkimali, Kannimali and Vairamani to send messages to the collectorate at Painavu, he said.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
AMSAT INDIA Newsletter
ISS Scheduled contact
(Telebridge)with School children in South India: A report by Anantha, VU3GPF
Sri Krishnna vithyaalayam Matric Higher.Secondary.School, Devansapudur ,Pollachi applied to the regional coordinator of ARISS Mr Satoshi Yakuda in Japan in February 2011. It was told that the application was accepted by ARISS and we would have to wait for nearly a year to make the contact.
In The first week of March 2011, we received an Email form Mr.Satoshi Yakuda that Mr.Gaston would be the moderator for the contact. The School was given instruction as to how to contact themselves during the contact and ask question. All arrangements wherein place with help of Mr. Nachimuthu VU2CMN Mr.K.Ibrahim VU3IRH and SWL Balraj.
The call came from the moderator Mr. Gaston He asked M.K.Anantha Ganesen VU3GPF to say few words the call and gave voice test and the go ahead was given. At Exactly 19:04 ( IST ) The students got connected with the ISS and the started asking questions in turns .The astronauts on the Board the ISS, Cady Coleman and Paolo Angelo Nespoli both Flight engineers answered the questions. The Students Listened to the answers with rapt attention. It was a momentous occasion and embedded in the history of the school and will be long remembered. After the contact was over asked M.K.Anantha Ganesan VU3GPF Correspondent of the school thanked Moderator and the session came to happy end with a loud applause from students.
We Thank ARISS and NASA. Our special thanks to the Technical team consisting of Mr. Nachimuthu VU2CMN , Mr K.Ibrahim VU3IRH and Mr. Balraj.
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
Courtesy:-American Radio Relay League - www.arrl.org
1.The ARISS program provides a thrilling introduction to space exploration, an opportunity to learn about life on board the ISS as well as a hands-on taste of how exciting Amateur Radio can be.
2.ARISS provides opportunities for youth, teachers, families and communities to become more aware of the substantial benefits of human spaceflight and the exploration and discovery that occur on spaceflight journeys.
3.ARISS provides a forum for students to engage Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) activities, including Amateur Radio and the science of radio, and to explore our Earth from space.
4.ARISS partners with college and university students in STEM-related fields, giving them the chance to apply what they have learned in their classes to hands-on projects.
5.ARISS provides the opportunity for radio amateurs all around the world to talk directly to astronauts aboard the ISS!.
What is ARISS?
The ARISS program is a cooperative venture of NASA, the ARRL and AMSAT and other international space agencies that organizes scheduled contacts via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the ISS and classrooms and communities. With the help of experienced Amateur Radio volunteers from Amateur Radio clubs, and coordination from the ARISS Team, the ISS crewmembers speak directly with large group audiences in a variety of public forums such as school assemblies or at science museums, Scout camporees and jamborees and space camps, where students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space and space technologies and Amateur Radio.
Goals of the ARISS program include:
• inspiring an interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects and in STEM careers among young people;
• providing an educational opportunity for students, teachers and the general public to learn about space exploration, space technologies and Amateur Radio as preparation for the event;
• providing an opportunity for Amateur Radio experimentation and evaluation of new technologies;
• offering a stress release outlet and opportunity for astronauts aboard the ISS to do public outreach, as well as providing a contingency communications network for NASA and the ISS crew.
Scheduled ARISS Amateur Radio contacts with the ISS are conducted either by direct contact, or by telebridge contact. The method used will depend on the radio station equipment and experienced radio amateur volunteers available to support the contact as well as technical issues related to the orbit of the ISS over the contact location.
Because the ARISS program supports the testing and installation of amateur radio stations aboard the ISS, astronauts have the equipment available to also make unscheduled ham radio contacts with radio amateurs all around the world on a one-to-one basis during their personal time. With a very limited investment in amateur radio equipment, licensed hams, including students who have access to amateur radio stations in a classroom, can make iindividual contact with astronauts aboard the ISS by learning to follow the published orbital schedule and practice some basic amateur radio contact techniques.
Application Link :-
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/ARISSapp16.htm
For Detail information about ARISS :-
http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station
ISS Scheduled contact
(Telebridge)with School children in South India: A report by Anantha, VU3GPF
Sri Krishnna vithyaalayam Matric Higher.Secondary.School, Devansapudur ,Pollachi applied to the regional coordinator of ARISS Mr Satoshi Yakuda in Japan in February 2011. It was told that the application was accepted by ARISS and we would have to wait for nearly a year to make the contact.
In The first week of March 2011, we received an Email form Mr.Satoshi Yakuda that Mr.Gaston would be the moderator for the contact. The School was given instruction as to how to contact themselves during the contact and ask question. All arrangements wherein place with help of Mr. Nachimuthu VU2CMN Mr.K.Ibrahim VU3IRH and SWL Balraj.
The call came from the moderator Mr. Gaston He asked M.K.Anantha Ganesen VU3GPF to say few words the call and gave voice test and the go ahead was given. At Exactly 19:04 ( IST ) The students got connected with the ISS and the started asking questions in turns .The astronauts on the Board the ISS, Cady Coleman and Paolo Angelo Nespoli both Flight engineers answered the questions. The Students Listened to the answers with rapt attention. It was a momentous occasion and embedded in the history of the school and will be long remembered. After the contact was over asked M.K.Anantha Ganesan VU3GPF Correspondent of the school thanked Moderator and the session came to happy end with a loud applause from students.
We Thank ARISS and NASA. Our special thanks to the Technical team consisting of Mr. Nachimuthu VU2CMN , Mr K.Ibrahim VU3IRH and Mr. Balraj.
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
Courtesy:-American Radio Relay League - www.arrl.org
1.The ARISS program provides a thrilling introduction to space exploration, an opportunity to learn about life on board the ISS as well as a hands-on taste of how exciting Amateur Radio can be.
2.ARISS provides opportunities for youth, teachers, families and communities to become more aware of the substantial benefits of human spaceflight and the exploration and discovery that occur on spaceflight journeys.
3.ARISS provides a forum for students to engage Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) activities, including Amateur Radio and the science of radio, and to explore our Earth from space.
4.ARISS partners with college and university students in STEM-related fields, giving them the chance to apply what they have learned in their classes to hands-on projects.
5.ARISS provides the opportunity for radio amateurs all around the world to talk directly to astronauts aboard the ISS!.
What is ARISS?
The ARISS program is a cooperative venture of NASA, the ARRL and AMSAT and other international space agencies that organizes scheduled contacts via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the ISS and classrooms and communities. With the help of experienced Amateur Radio volunteers from Amateur Radio clubs, and coordination from the ARISS Team, the ISS crewmembers speak directly with large group audiences in a variety of public forums such as school assemblies or at science museums, Scout camporees and jamborees and space camps, where students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space and space technologies and Amateur Radio.
Goals of the ARISS program include:
• inspiring an interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects and in STEM careers among young people;
• providing an educational opportunity for students, teachers and the general public to learn about space exploration, space technologies and Amateur Radio as preparation for the event;
• providing an opportunity for Amateur Radio experimentation and evaluation of new technologies;
• offering a stress release outlet and opportunity for astronauts aboard the ISS to do public outreach, as well as providing a contingency communications network for NASA and the ISS crew.
Scheduled ARISS Amateur Radio contacts with the ISS are conducted either by direct contact, or by telebridge contact. The method used will depend on the radio station equipment and experienced radio amateur volunteers available to support the contact as well as technical issues related to the orbit of the ISS over the contact location.
Because the ARISS program supports the testing and installation of amateur radio stations aboard the ISS, astronauts have the equipment available to also make unscheduled ham radio contacts with radio amateurs all around the world on a one-to-one basis during their personal time. With a very limited investment in amateur radio equipment, licensed hams, including students who have access to amateur radio stations in a classroom, can make iindividual contact with astronauts aboard the ISS by learning to follow the published orbital schedule and practice some basic amateur radio contact techniques.
Application Link :-
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/ARISSapp16.htm
For Detail information about ARISS :-
http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station
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