MIRNEWS.331                           24 OCTOBER 1996
  
  Progress-M33: The launch of this freighter is on schedule
  for the midst of November. The exact date has not yet
  been set.  The delay has been caused by problems in the
  delivery of the  Soyuz-U carrier.
  
  First  EVA:
  
  If Pr-M33 will be launched as planned and  the docking at
  the MIR station will be successful,  the crew of the 22d
  Main Expedition to MIR  will make the first spacewalk
  (EVA) on 21.11.1996.  During this EVA the cosmonauts will
  have to deploy  and connect cables for a new solarpanel. 
  
  Radio-amateurtraffic:   The repeater of the radio amateur
  installation in the Priroda module is fully operational
  and traffic can be monitored almost every pass on
  frequency 437.950 mc  (+ and - for doppler shift).
  The crew uses 145.550 mc for own phone contacts.  The
  Russians use the call R0MIR; John Blaha uses his official
  call KC5TZQ. Valeriy Korzun expects to get his own
  Russian call in the future.  145.550  mc is still in use
  for packet radio traffic. 
  
  Chris v.d. Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202. 
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