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.)  School
   Name: Boy Scout Troop 105, Los Padres Council
   Address: 6549 Camino Venturoso
   City: Goleta
   State, province, territory, mail district: CA
   Zip or postal code: 93117-1525
   Country: USA
   Phone #: 011-805-964-6013
   Fax #: 011-805-893-3307
   E-mail address: scoutmaster@goleta105.com
   School Web site address: www.goleta105.com
   Normal school hours: 19:00 to 21:00 Wednesdays
   Brief description of the school and the amateur radio school club (if there is one):
Troop 105 has been a registered unit of the Boy Scouts of America for 41 years.  We are located in Goleta, California and are chartered by the Knights of Columbus, Council 5300.  We are part of the South Coast District of the Los Padres Council.

(A3.)  Principal
   Name: Ed Leicht, Committee Chair
   School phone #:
   School fax #:
   School e-mail address: eleicht@implantech.com
   Pager #:
   Home phone # 011-805-681-0969
   Home fax #:
   Cellular phone #: 011-805-279-2690
   Home e-mail address: eleicht@implantech.com
   Home address: 443 Camino Laguna Vista
   Home city: Goleta
   Home state, province, territory, mail district:  CA
   Home zip or postal code: 93117
   Home country: USA
   
(A4.) Coordinating teacher
   Name:  Glenn Schiferl (Scoutmaster)
   Grade level/subject taught: Scoutmaster
   School phone #: none
   School fax #: none
   School e-mail address: scoutmaster@goleta105.com
   Pager #: none
   Home phone #: 011-805-964-6013
   Home fax #: none
   Cellular phone #: 011-805-729-2318
   Home e-mail address: schiferl@cox.net
   Home address: 6549 Camino Venturoso
   Home city: Goleta
   Home state, province, territory, mail district: CA
   Home zip or postal code: 93117-1525
   Home country: USA
   
(A5.) Public relations contact
   Name:  John Schlesselmann (Assistant Scoutmaster)
   Work phone #: 011-805-690-6689
   Work fax #:
   Work e-mail address: john.schlesselmann@flir.com
   Pager #:none
   Home phone #: 011-805-967-2152
   Home fax #: none
   Cellular phone #: 011-805-698-3721
   Home e-mail address: 
   Home address: 6273 Muirfield Dr.
   Home city: Goleta
   Home state, province, territory, mail district: CA
   Home zip or postal code: 93117
   Home country: USA

(A6.)  Has the school previously been selected for a shuttle, Mir, or ISS contact?
  (YES or NO):      No
  If YES, which mission?  
  STS:      or Astronaut on Mir or ISS:
  Date of contact:

   Did the school have a complete contact?    If no, please explain why not.

(A7.)  Language requested: English is the language that is normally used on the ISS.  It is possible that other languages may be used. If another language is requested, please indicate the desired language.

(A8.)  Are weekends, holidays or nights a problem for your contact? (YES/NO) 
Please forward the school calendar for the year. To aid the contact planners, provide dates for major holidays, or other known problem dates.  Be as descriptive as possible. (i.e. school starts the third week of August, holiday is the fourth Thursday of the month, etc.)

Several members will be backpacking to Mt. Whitney, and return on August 3rd. Many schools start sessions on August 20th, at which time 0800-1430 PDT would be limited to those able to obtain permission to leave classes. Contact times between 2200 and 0500 PDT would limit the audience willing or able to participate.
Holidays or weekends would not be a problem.
Sept 13-14, UCSB has scheduled a campus-wide power outage for electrical work.

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

The Troop and District plan to invite Scouts from the area to participate.  This may also include Cub Scouts (ages 6-11) in appropriate activities.  Boy Scouts (ages 12-17) will be invited to join in Merit Badge sessions before and/or after the contact to work on three Merit Badges:  Astronomy, Space Exploration and Radio.
The Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club will provide displays, activities and expertise on-site related to, and leading to the Radio Merit Badge.  The contact station is being constructed on the astronomy observing deck located on top of the Physics Department at UCSB.  This deck is used regularly for large Astronomy classes, and will allow a large crowd to observe the contact, the radio equipment, and the tracking antennas.
Physics Department faculty member, Dr. Philip Lubin, is acting as faculty sponsor for this event, and the Physics Department is supporting our efforts.  They will provide a variety of instructional areas for Merit Badge sessions to be held during the day.  Preliminary contact with several graduate students shows support for volunteer instructional expertise during the day relating to the Astronomy and Space Exploration Merit Badges.  Cub Scout units will have materials available to work on the Astronomy and Science belt loops and Astronomy and Science Academic pins.
The Physics Department at UCSB and the Los Padres Council are prepared to provide press releases to local media when details are finalized, hoping to generate interest in this educational opportunity.
In anticipation of this event, several members of the Troop have selected Astronomy and Space Exploration Merit Badges as electives during their early July summer camp.
We have also scheduled regular Troop meetings to learn about the ISS personnel and experiments, and to be sure the boys have background knowledge before the contact.

The educational proposal should include answers to these questions: 
How will you: 
a) integrate this activity into the school curriculum?
b) involve as many grade levels as you can, with participation through essay 
contests, planning a Mars outpost, learning to track the ISS, learning about basic circuit boards, poster drawing, letter writing, etc.?
c) obtain as much media coverage as possible?

(A10.) Contact site phone #: 011-805-893-8366 

(A11.)  Contact site cellular phone #: 011-805 448-5726

(A12.) Contact site fax #:011-805-893-3307 

(A13.). Contact site time zone: Pacific
When does your area go to Daylight Saving Time?  Second Sunday in March

(A14.)  Hours before or after UTC (Coordinated Universal Time): Minus 7 hours

(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: Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club
    Club contact person: Ken Owen
    Contact person's call sign: N6KTH
    Contact person's home phone #: (805) 448-5726
    Contact person's work phone #: (805) 448-5726
    Contact person's pager #:
    Contact person's e-mail address: n6kth@n6kth.com
    Is the club experienced with satellite operations? (YES or NO):
    National amateur radio organization (if club is affiliated with a national amateur radio
    organization such as the ARRL): ARRL

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: Ken Owen
   Call sign: N6KTH
   Home address: 820 Orange Ave.
   Home city: Santa Barbara
   Home state, province, territory, mail district: CA
   Home zip or postal code: 93101
   Home country: USA
   Home phone #: (805) 448-5726
   Pager #:
   Cellular phone #: (805) 448-5726
   Home fax #: (805) 448-5726
   Home e-mail address: n6kth@n6kth.com
   Work phone #: (805) 448-5726
   Work fax #: (805) 448-5726
   Work e-mail address: 
   Experienced with satellite operations? (YES or NO): 

DATA ABOUT SITE OF RADIO CONTACT

(B2). Site of radio contact location information:
   Latitude [Use decimal format] (Indicate N=North  S=South): 34.414092 N
   Longitude [Use decimal format] (Indicate W=West E=East): 119.843131 W
   Elevation [Use meters above mean sea level] 100m

Note: For help in converting latitude and longitude to decimal format, see: 
Longitude and Latitude.doc

   Address: University of California Physics Department, Broida Hall
   City: Santa Barbara
   State, province, territory, mail district: CA
   Country: USA

(B3.) Radio coordinator during contact:
   Name: Ken Owen
   Call sign: N6KTH
   Home address: 820 Orange Ave.
   Home city: Santa Barbara
   Home state, province, territory, mail district: CA
   Home zip or postal code: 93101
   Home country: USA
   Home phone #: (805) 448-5726
   Pager #:
   Cellular phone #: (805) 448-5726
   Home fax #: (805) 448-5726
   Home e-mail address: n6kth@n6kth.com
   Work phone #: (805) 448-5726
   Work fax #: (805) 448-5726
   Work e-mail address:
   Experienced with satellite operations? (YES or NO): 

(B4.) Call sign at contact site: K6TZ

(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 document.   

Radio Station #1
   Transceiver to be used (manufacturer/model): Yaesu FT-847
   Does it have memories? (YES or NO):    If yes, number of memories: 100
   If yes, is the memory considered tunable like a VFO? Yes
   Output Power (Watts): 50
   Frequency range (MHz): All of two meter, 70 cm bands etc.
   Frequency steps: 10 Hz.
   Station equipped with an RX preamplifier? (YES or NO): 
   If YES, manufacturer and model of Preamplifier: ARR MSP144VDG-160
   Station equipped with a TX amplifier? (YES or NO): will need to borrow 100 watt amp.  
   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]: Satellite
   If commercially built, manufacturer and model: Gulf Alpha 2M-5EL-XP
   Antenna gain (dbd or dbi): 10.13 dbi
   Number of elements: 10
   Polarization (HORIZONTAL, CIRCULAR, or VERTICAL) 
   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: SatPC 32
   Do you have Automatic Antenna Control? (YES or NO): Yes
   VHF Packet capability? (YES or NO): No (but can aquire)
   VHF SSTV capability? (YES or NO): Yes
   Do you have phone patch capabilities? NO
   SWR/Power output meter to be used (manufacturer/model): Bird
   Coax cable to be used: LMR 9913

Radio Station #2
   Transceiver to be used (make/model): Yaesu FT-847
   Does it have memories? (YES or NO):    If yes, number of memories: 100
   If yes, is the memory considered tunable like a VFO Yes
   Output Power (Watts): 50
   Frequency range (MHz): All of two meter, 70 cm bands etc.
   Frequency steps: 10 Hz
   Station equipped with an RX preamplifier? (YES or NO): Yes
   If YES, manufacturer and model of preamplifier: ARR P144VDG
   Station equipped with a TX amplifier? (YES or NO): will need to borrow 100 watt amp.   
   If YES, maximum output power of TX amplifier (Watts): 
   Is the radio capable of a non-standard split? (YES or NO): 
   Antenna type (VERTICAL, SATELLITE (AZ/EL?), OTHER) [specify]: Vertical
   If commercially built, manufacturer and model: 
   Antenna gain (dbd or dbi): 
   Number of elements: One
   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): No
   If YES, name of tracking program: 
   Do you have Automatic Antenna Control? (YES or NO): No
   VHF Packet capability? (YES or NO): No, but can acquire 
   VHF SSTV capability? (YES or NO): Yes
   Do you have phone patch capabilities? No
   SWR/Power output meter to be used (manufacturer/model): Bird
   Coax cable to be used: LMR 9913

(B6.). Please note any antenna obscuration data for the site of the radio contact:
Azimuth degrees        Elevation degrees
0 (North)
45
90  (East)
135
180 (South)
225
270 (West)
315
360 (North)

For example:
Azimuth degrees        Elevation degrees
0 to 90                	 5
90 to 225              	 0
225		          	 5
225 to 315              	 0
315 to 0              	 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? Web cast on URL yet to be determined.

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