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ARISS school contacts explained on radio show

Posted: 30 May 2016 12:08 PM PDT
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/05/30/ariss-local-radio/

Sandringham student Jessica Leigh M6LPJ established radio contact with Tm
Peake GB1SS

Pete M0PSX had the opportunity to talk about the ARISS school contacts and
amateur radio during a radio show aired on Basildon Hospital Radio and
community station Gateway FM.

The interview was broadcast on 1287 AM, 97.8 FM, via the patient bedside
system at Basildon Hospital, and online via both station’s Internet streams.

In the interview, Pete discussed the perception of amateur radio, how the
hobby has kept pace with technology, and some of the activities taking
place in Essex. There was also some discussion of the various Tim Peake
ARISS contacts, plus a short extract of the first ARISS Tim Peake contact,
with Sandringham School in St Albans.

Read the full Essex Ham report and listen to the recording at

http://www.essexham.co.uk/news/radio...iew-may16.html

The interview was arranged by the Chair of Basildon Hospital Radio Jacqui
James M3TWO. Jacqui took the amateur radio Foundation training course run
by the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society. To find out more the course
contact the CARS Training Manager at:

Email: training2016 at g0mwt.org.uk

Web: http://g0mwt.org.uk/training

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ARISS contact in The Observer newspaper

Posted: 30 May 2016 11:19 AM PDT
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/05/30/ariss-contact-observer/

ARISS UK Team with UKSAs Libby Jackson and Susan Buckle at The Kings
School Credit Goonhilly GES Ltd

Carole Cadwalladr writes in The Observer newspaper for Sunday, May 29 about
the amateur radio contact between students at The Kings School GB1OSM,
Ottery St Mary, Devon and Tim Peake GB1SS on the International Space
Station.

She says:

A huge team of volunteers worked flat out to make it happen. The project
was initiated by ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station),
enthusiasts who work with space agencies all over the world to inspire
children about space and technology. Ciaran Morgan M0XTD, its UK leader,
tells me how they approached the European Space Agency and persuaded them
to let them do it and how the rest has been down to the volunteers. “All
Tim has to do is put on his headphones and press a button. We do everything
else.�

Ten people spent three days setting up the equipment, the audio feeds, the
video feed and the satellite backup at Goonhilly, down the road in
Cornwall. “All amateur means is ‘for the love of it’,� Morgan tells the
audience. “As you see, the equipment we’re using is very, very
professional.�

Read the full story at

https://www.theguardian.com/science/...-schools-space

Watch the video of the contact at

https://amsat-uk.org/2016/05/02/the-...ool-tim-peake/

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
http://www.ariss.org/