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Default [AMSAT-UK] News reports of Powys schools amateur radio contact with Tim Peake

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News reports of Powys schools amateur radio contact with Tim Peake

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:45 PM PST
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/03/05/news-...ols-tim-peake/

Beccy Bowen 2W0YLL (right) led the contact between Powys school students
and Tim Peake GB1SS

On Saturday, March 5, 2016 students from Powys Secondary Schools, call sign
GB4PCS, had an amateur radio contact with UK astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS.

The contact, led by radio amateur Beccy Bowen 2W0YLL, took place at Builth
Wells High School and students from the school along with Gwernyfed High
School pupils were able to ask Tim Peake questions for 8 minutes as the ISS
passed by traveling at 27,600 km/hour.
As part of the preparations for the contact Powys students took part in an
Amateur Radio Buildathon Credit RSGB

Wales Online carried an interview with Adam Tofarides MW0XDD, Chair of the
Brecon and Radnor Amateur Radio Society. Adam gained his Foundation licence
in April 2014, and progressed to Intermediate and Advanced in October and
December of the same year. He said the contact was an “amazing experience”.
He added: “The hall was completely packed out. There must have been around
170 people.

“No-one could quite believe it was going to happen and we were quite
stunned when we got hold of Tim on the first attempt.

“It’s the first and last time it’s going to happen in Wales that we’ll be
able to speak a British astronaut while they are at the ISS.

“It’s an achievement to inspire these pupils and encourage them to carry on
with this in the future.”

BBC Wales video report of the contact
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35735473

BBC Wales Today show at 18:00 on March 5 had a report start at 3:40 into

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...today-05032016

Wales Online

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...spoke-10995463

ITV News
http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update...via-live-link/

ARISS contact planned for Mid Wales schools

http://amsat-uk.org/2016/03/01/ariss...-mid-wales-uk/

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/
Builth Wells High School Head Girl Gwen Davies talking to Tim Peake

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