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Danbury Students to Communicate with International Space Station:

Posted: 20 Jan 2017 04:00 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38473


In a once-in-lifetime opportunity, ten students from Westside Middle School
Academy and ten students from South Street Elementary School will contact
the International Space Station next week to talk live with an astronaut in
command. On Jan. 27, students will have 10 minutes to speak with astronaut
Shane Kimbrough in this rare opportunity accepted and scheduled by NASA
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration). NASA selects 50 groups
worldwide per year to contact the space station. "This is a wonderful
hands-on opportunity for our students, and I am thrilled that they are
getting a chance to participate in the space program," said Superintendent
Dr. Sal Pascarella. "It allows them to dream of what roles they can play in
the future in space exploration." Coordinated by NASA and Amateur Radio on
the ISS (ARISS), the contact will be essentially through ham radio.
Students will learn not only about life in space, but also about how radio
communication works. Next Friday, students will opt for a telecom link to a
ground station. After connecting via telephone to a ground station in
Australia, the station will contact to the ISS via radio link.


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Propagation Forecast Bulletin #3 de K7RA:

Posted: 20 Jan 2017 11:38 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38472


Last week's Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP002 featured zero
sunspots for the entire seven days. This week (January 12-18) the average
daily sunspot number rose to
22.6.


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5 Cold WX tips for Winter Field Day 2017:

Posted: 20 Jan 2017 02:48 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38467


Most ham radio operators know Winter Field
Day 2017 is just around the corner. So I
thought to take a moment to make a video on 5
tips for more effective winter field
operations with your amateur comms gear.