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[AMSAT-UK] News reports of Norwich school amateur radio contact with Tim Peake
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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/ /////////////////////////////////////////// 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/ |
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