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News reports of Norwich school amateur radio contact with Tim Peake

Posted: 26 Feb 2016 02:02 PM PST
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/26/news-...ool-tim-peake/

Students used amateur radio to speak to Tim Peake Credit City of Norwich
School

The media were in attendance at the amateur radio contact between City of
Norwich School GB2CNS and UK astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS which took place
February 26, 2016.

Radio amateur Tim Hare M6HTJ, a Year 10 pupil at CNS, led the space linkup.

ITV News said: The pupils asked a range of questions from what happens to
the blood if you cut yourself in space to whats your favourite place to fly
over to what sort of experiments are you doing in space? The 10 minute live
link up was made possible by the Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) team.

Watch the ITV News report at

http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2016-...of-this-world/

I wanted to cry..it was great tweeted BBC Look East reporter Mike Liggins
Fast Forward 13:49 into this video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...-east-26022016

Watch the Mustard TV News report at
http://www.mustardtv.co.uk/browse/ma...up-with-space/

Eastern Daily Press Pupils asks questions to British astronaut Tim Peake

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/pupils_a... ke_1_4435501

ARISS Principia site https://principia.ariss.org/

What is Amateur Radio? http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio

Find an amateur radio training course near you
https://thersgb.org/services/coursefinder/

A free booklet is available aimed at introducing newcomers to the hobby
that can also be used as a handy reference while getting started, see

http://rsgb.org/main/get-started-in-...ateur-radio-2/

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Frank Bell G7CND on BBC The One Show

Posted: 26 Feb 2016 12:53 PM PST
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/26/frank...-the-one-show/

Helen Sharman GB1MIR

On Friday, February 26, BBCs The One Show featured radio amateur Frank Bell
G7CND, UK astronauts Helen Sharman GB1MIR and Tim Peake GB1SS along with
the Oasis Academy Brightstowe ARISS contact

Frank is a retired Science teacher who was instrumental in the amateur
radio linkup in 1991 between students at the Royal Grammar School,
Guildford and the UKs first astronaut Helen Sharman GB1MIR who was on the
Mir Space Station. With Frank were two of his former pupils, Les and Pete,
who took part in the contact nearly 25 years ago.

The Oasis Academy Brightstowe amateur radio contact with Tim Peake took
place on February 19.

The ISS and amateur radio segment of the show starts at 4:50 into the
recording at

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0717t76

ARISS UK video of the Oasis Academy Brightstowe contact

http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/23/video...s-brightstowe/

First UK astronaut Helen Sharman GB1MIR

http://amsat-uk.org/about/history/fi...harman-gb1mir/

ARISS Principia site https://principia.ariss.org/

What is Amateur Radio? http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio

Find an amateur radio training course near you
https://thersgb.org/services/coursefinder/

A free booklet is available aimed at introducing newcomers to the hobby
that can also be used as a handy reference while getting started, see

http://rsgb.org/main/get-started-in-...ateur-radio-2/