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Update: FYI, after contact with NA1SS - Doug Wheelock and asking weather or not he and his crew have been spotting and photograghing Hurricane in the Atlantic he told me go and check out the pics on his Twitter page.
When I went there I was amazed by what I saw...what a dangerous looking hurricane...you can see what he has posted on Twitter by going to: http://twitter.com/astro_wheels

Hope this is of interest to all of us who have been listening and talking with Col. Doug Wheelock - NA1SS.

B/RGS - Derek VE1WRG/VE1WX

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Col. Doug Wheelock (NA1SS) works various Mexican and U.S. stations on 01 September 2010 at 2218 UTC. Stations worked included the following: WA4HT, KA5RFS, N5JF, N8MS, W5KUB, NHT (East TN), W8KRF, KI4NDN, KI4WIM, ETN, W1MED, N2MTH and others.

An unpiloted Russian Progress resupply craft undocked Tuesday from the International Space Station to set the stage for the arrival of a new Progress cargo vehicle on Sept. 10.

The ISS Progress 38 cargo craft, loaded with trash and other items for disposal, undocked from the aft end of the station’s Zvezda service module at 7:22 a.m. EDT. Russian flight controllers will conduct thruster tests with the Progress to gather engineering data before sending it to a fiery descent Monday over the Pacific Ocean.

The ISS Progress 38 cargo craft undocked from the aft end of the International Space Station's Zvezda service module Tuesday at 7:22 a.m. EDT. The Expedition 24 crew members had loaded Progress 38 with trash and other discarded items for disposal and burn-up over the Pacific Ocean. The cargo ship will undergo thruster firing tests to gather data for Russian flight controllers before it is deorbited Monday, Sept. 6 to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

The unmanned ISS Progress 39 cargo craft will launch Sept. 8 and automatically dock and resupply the station crew Sept. 10.

Great contacts made with Col. Doug Wheelock while flying over the East Coast. Many station
QSL's from NA1SS to N.S. - 73 Derek VE1WX

Callsigns: VE2FU VE1PS VE1CW VE1XLY VE1CAW

Topics in this report:
1. Successful Contact with South Hobart Primary School
2. New ARISS-U.S. Delegate
3. ARISS on Facebook
4. Crew Sends Birthday Wishes to ARISS Member
5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISSat-1

The ISS Progress 38 cargo craft currently docked with the International Space Station will undock from the aft end of the Zvezda service module on Tuesday. Progress 38 will be deorbited and re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere on Sept. 6. The Expedition 24 crew members have been loading the Progress 38 with trash and other discarded items for disposal and burn up over the Pacific Ocean. The unmanned Progress 39 cargo craft will automatically dock and resupply the station crew on Sept. 10.

This is my First Contact with the International Space Station ..
Made during a pass over Northeast Texas (I live in Pittsburg, TX.)
Sorry about being So excited .. I'll try to calm down a bit next time.

73
K5DGY
Darryl

This is the recording of my second receiving of ISS
Colonel Douglas Wheelock answers to the CQ of CT1EBH but the QSO is quick because they (ISS) are going to diner.

I hope I could also give some 73! to all the crew up there, my current ham status (cat3) doesn't allow-me to TX!

Callsigns: NA1SS, CT1EBH
Audio Channel Channels: LEFT 145.800MHz FM, RIGHT: 437.800MHz FM

73 to all the fans of ISS from São Francisco, Alcochete, Portugal!

Heard in The Netherlands (Europe).
NA1SS made contact with PD0RKC ??SQY KD7MX OK1DNT.
NA1SS also describes what the see from out of space (aurora etc.)