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Australian radio ham helps schools link to ISS

Posted: 07 Jun 2016 08:44 AM PDT
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/06/07/aust...s-link-to-iss/

Shane Lynd VK4KHZ at Glenmore State High School Credit ABC News

ABC News reports chance encounters of the space kind give radio amateur
Shane Lynd VK4KHZ a chance to help NASA.

Experimenting with amateur radio equipment had led to a rare position as a
NASA volunteer for a central Queensland man.

Mackay man Shane Lynd was tinkering with his radio equipment 18 years ago
when a chance encounter with space changed everything.

Mr Lynd made radio contact with Andy Thomas VK5JAT / VK5MIR, the first
Australian member of NASAs astronaut corps, who was on board the Russian
Space Station Mir at the time.

That sparked my interest, Mr Lynd said.

He soon began thinking of opportunities for schools to link with space.

It was another series of chance encounters that took Mr Lynd a step closer
to his goal.

He was invited to join Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS), a project that helps students engage with amateur radio and make
contact with the International Space Station (ISS).

Read the full ABC News story at

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-0...t-nasa/7485540

Glenmore State High School students had a successful amateur radio contact
with astronaut Tim Kopra KE5UDN / NA1SS

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-0...tation/7485140

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TX Factor video: The Kings School Tim Peake contact

Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:16 AM PDT
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/06/07/tx-f...gs-school-iss/

UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS

In this special edition, the TX Factor team of Nick Bennett 2E0FGQ, Bob
McCreadie G0FGX and Mike Marsh G1IAR, follow the progress of The Kings
School GB1OSM, Ottery St Mary, Devon in their attempt to be one of the ten
lucky UK schools to use amateur radio to link up with Tim Peake GB1SS
aboard the International Space Station.

The team go behind the scenes with the ARISS team to meet the members and
see the technology that helped to make the UK schools link-ups such a great
success.

Among those interviewed are the RSGB Youth Committee Chair Mike Jones
2K0MLJ and the RSGB Communications Manager Heather Parsons.

TX Factor sincerely hope you enjoy their latest feature that has taken over
18 months to make!
Watch TX Factor Episode 11 (TXF011)



The King’s School Tim Peake contact
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/05/02/the-...ool-tim-peake/

ISS HamTV at Goonhilly in TX Factor Show

https://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/27/hamt...x-factor-show/

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/

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the
volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the
world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency,
ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA.

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

ARISS Principia https://principia.ariss.org/