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ARISS contact planned for school in St. Albans

Posted: 05 Jan 2016 07:54 AM PST
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/05/ariss...-in-st-albans/

International Space Station Image Credit NASA

Friday, January 8, 2016 at approximately 08:47 GMT,Â* an ARISS contact is
planned for Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
Amateur radio station GB1SAN, will operate the contact. The ARISS HAM radio
station GB1SS on the board of the International Space Station will be
operated by Timothy Peake KG5BVI.
Sandringham School Students Image Credit Sandringham School
@SandringhamSch1

School information:

Sandringham School is a high performing coeducational non-selective and
non-denominational secondary school, consistently graded Outstanding by
Ofsted and being in the top 100 highest performing non-selective schools in
England for the past 3 years.

The school is a specialist science college, arts college and leading edge
provider. It is also designated as one of the first ‘World Class Schools’
in the country. The school operates a significant amount of community and
outreach activities, is an Initial Teacher Training provider and runs a
Teaching School Alliance for Hertfordshire.Â* Sandringham is also a Gifted
and Talented lead school and International School, with significant
international activities taking place throughout the year. The school also
coordinates National Initiatives with the Education Endowment Foundation
and has a significant reputation in the country for delivering outstanding
comprehensive education.
Principia Mission Patch

The total number of students on roll is 1300 and expanding, with children
from age 11 – 19, including a very large and academic sixth form. The
catchment area is local, serving the needs of St. Albans and Wheathampstead
although sixth form students join the school from further away if they meet
the entrance criteria.

We have over 100 teachers in the school including specialist teachers of
computing science and three female physics teachers all of whom have a
specialist interest in space and astronomy. In addition, the headeacher is
a very active radio amateur who is extremely supportive of this contact.

The ARISS contact will be conducted in English.

ItÂ*will be broadcast onÂ*EchoLink AMSAT (node 101 377), as well as on IRLP
Node 9010 Discovery Reflector.

It will also be webcast on https://principia.ariss.org/ Click on Live
Webcast.

Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows.

1. Hugo (12): What do you think Isaac Newton would say if he knew that the
name of your mission was based on his book?

2. Imogen (17): If you had a liquid hydrocarbon in space would the
intermolecular forces be strong enough to hold it in a ball of liquid?

3. Philip (15): How is rapid cooling of liquid metals performed in the EML
experiment?

4. Jess (12): The EML is being used to study alloy structure and formation.
What are the benefits of using space as a scientific platform?

5. Jamie (18): What would happen to a helium balloon aboard the ISS?

6. Aiswarya (15): With the EXPOSE-R2 experiment are, you able to predict if
any samples will be able to survive outside in space?

7. Samuel (10): Whats the most exciting thing thats happened to you so far
on the ISS?

8. Josh (12): With your view of earth, is there one thing which stands out
visually?

9. Liberty (15): We hear that you are planning on driving the Mars Rover
from space, how does that work?

10. Jessica (9): Does gravity affect time and ageing?

11. (Hugo (12): If you could visit any planet in the solar system (which
isnt gas), which planet would you visit and why?

12. Imogen (17): How does your body feel when you are weightless?

13. Philip (15): What did you bring with you to the ISS?

14. Jess (12): Is the sun more powerful in space?

15. Jamie (18): Did you want to be an astronaut when you were a boy and is
it like you thought it would be?

16. Aiswarya (15): As you are communicating with us, do you get the chance
to communicate with your family?

17. Samuel (10): If you could send any message out into space what would it
be?

18. Josh (12): What do you think the hardest adjustment in coming back down
to Earth will be?

19. Liberty (15): What is the most amazing thing you have seen in space?

20. Jessica (9): Where do you stand on the theory of a multiverse existence
and do you think it is possible to find any evidence for or against this in
space?

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of
Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the
International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first
hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters
interest in science, technology and learning.

73,

Gaston Bertels, ON4WF

ARISS mentor

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ISS school contact - how to get involved

Posted: 05 Jan 2016 12:27 AM PST
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/05/iss-s...-get-involved/

Astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS

The first UK school amateur radio contact by astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS from
the International Space Station (ISS) will take place on Friday, January 8,
2016 at 0847 GMT with students at Sandringham School, St. Albans. The
contact will be web streamed.

You will be able to listen to Tim by tuning to 145.800 MHz FM on your
handheld. mobile or scanner (select wide deviation FM filter).
Alternatively you can Listen Online by using the SUWS WebSDR radio at
http://websdr.suws.org.uk/

Audio will also be available via amateur radio Echolink and IRLP nodes

• EchoLink *AMSAT* Server Node 101377

• IRLP Discovery Reflector Node 9010

Most Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) operations
are split-frequency (each station uses separate receive and transmit
frequencies). The downlink is the earth stations receiving frequency. The
uplink is the earth stations transmitting frequency.

In ITU Region 1 should you be fortunate enough to hear an astronaut calling
CQ on the 145.800 MHz downlink you should switch in your -600 kHz repeater
shift so your reply is on the 145.200 MHz uplink.

You can follow the path of the space station on the ISS Dashboard
https://principia.ariss.org/dashboard/

The contact will be web streamed from the school, watch live at
https://principia.ariss.org/live/

Information on ARISS frequencies is at
http://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html