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The Derby High School to speak to ISS

Posted: 03 Apr 2016 12:53 PM PDT
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/04/03/derby-high-tim-peake/

UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS

The Bury Times reports The Derby High School GB1DHS will be one of only two
schools in the North West to hold an amateur radio contact with UK
astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS.

The newspaper says: The call from The Derby High School to the
International Space Station will take place on the week commencing April
25, but because the link is dependent on the exact orbit of the ISS and the
crew schedules, the exact dates and times for possible calls will not be
known until around 10 days before the link up is scheduled.

The Derby was selected to host a call after applying to take part in the
Amateur Radio competition, a collaboration between the UK Space Agency, the
Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) and the European Space Agency (ESA).

Read the full story at

http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/1439...aut_Tim_Peake/

The Derby High School

https://twitter.com/derbyhighbury

http://www.derby.bury.sch.uk/

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

UK ARISS shortlisted schools schedule

http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/03/all-u...now-scheduled/

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/