SB QST @ ARL $ARLB040 ARLB040 Field Day Bulletin ZCZC AG20 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 40 ARLB040 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT June 21, 1996 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB040 ARLB040 Field Day Bulletin Crew members aboard the current STS-78 shuttle mission are planning to operate during this year's Field Day. Valid two-way contacts with the shuttle will count as satellite QSOs for QSO point and bonus point credit. Contacts with the packet robot do not count. As part of the SAREX activities taking place during this mission, set to launch June 20, NASA Payload Commander Susan Helms, KC7NHZ, Mission Specialist Charles Brady, N4BQW, and Payload specialist Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA, hope to find free time to hand out points from the shuttle to Field Day ops. The crew will use the following separate receive and transmit frequencies: FM voice downlink: 145.55 MHz. FM voice uplink: 144.91, 144.93, 144.95, 144.97 and 144.99 MHz. NNNN /EX