[AMSAT-UK] Get press publicity by receiving ISS school contacts
 

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Get press publicity by receiving ISS school contacts

Posted: 10 Mar 2016 07:52 AM PST
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/03/10/press...receiving-iss/

The Enquirer newspaper report on the educational outreach by Essex Ham

ISS school contacts provide an opportunity for radio amateurs across the
country to get publicity for the hobby in their local newspaper.

Simply hearing Tim Peake using amateur radio from the ISS is in itself a
newsworthy event which can be used to promote your local amateur radio club
and the hobby in general.
Leigh Times newspaper reports Essex Ham helped school students listen to
the Tim Peake Norwich contact

Essex Ham have made the most of the publicity and educational outreach
opportunities presented by receiving the school contacts.

When Essex Hams Pete Sipple M0PSX received a signal from ISS astronaut Tim
Peake talking to Sandringham School students in Hertfordshire he contacted
his local newspaper, the Southend Echo, and told them about it. The
newspaper was very interested to hear that someone in their local area had
actually received the ISS and published the story.

Subsequently Sarah M6PSK and Pete M0PSX, both members of Essex Ham, took
amateur radio into St Michael’s School in Leigh-on-Sea to enable the pupils
to listen in to Tim Peakes transmission from space to a school in Norwich.
As well as receiving the astronaut, Year 4 and Year 5 pupils were able to
send greetings messages through the ISS digipeater. They were successfully
digipeated and received in Norway, Germany and The Netherlands.
Southend Echo Tim Peake newspaper story

At the time of writing Essex Ham have generated four separate stories about
the Tim Peake contacts in different newspapers. Additionally they were able
to explain about amateur radio to many young people some of whom may one
day go on to become part of a new generation of radio amateurs.

If you submit a story to your local newspaper about receiving the ISS
please let us know at m5akaatamsat.org

Press release used to report reception of Tim Peake download here.

Essex Ham Educational Outreach
http://www.essexham.co.uk/news/essex...in-to-iss.html

Local newspaper reports reception of Tim Peake on ISS
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/13/local...tim-peake-iss/

Dates of future Tim Peake amateur radio school contacts are at

http://amsat-uk.org/2015/12/15/tim-p...cts-announced/

Listening to the ISS on a handheld radio
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/10/liste...s-on-handheld/

Essex Ham 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/
Pete M0PSX and Sarah M6PSK set up the equipment at St Michaels School