FRANK DE
WINNE'S ARISS CONTACT WITH
The
Expedition 20 ARISS school contact with participants at Sint-Michielscollege
Brasschaat,
The
contact was a direct operated by ground station ON7RT,
Graham
Lawton, G7EVY distributed the audio on EchoLink *AMSAT* and *JK1ZRW* Conference
servers.
At
Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat, Willy Goovaerts, ON5JM conducted operations. Downlink
signals will excellent. Frank De Winne answered all 20 questions and time was
left to exchange greetings and wishes.
This
ARISS contact was a stress test for the amateur radio enthusiasts of UBA
section AAA, who built a portable ARISS ground station comprising elaborate satellite
tracking antennas. The equipment maiden run was a full success.
Two TV
stations (ATV en Brasschaatse film) and four newspapers (Laatste Nieuws, Gazet
van Antwerpen, Nieuwsblad en Parkbode) covered the event.
A video
reportage of the ARISS contact is available on school's Internet site
http://www.sgvoorkempen.be/ISS/
An mp3
audio recording of the radio contact will be appended to this News Bulletin,archived at
http://www.ariss-eu.org/archive.htm
ARISS is
an international educational outreach program partnering the participating
space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the
AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.
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
Jan
Poppeliers, ON7UX
UBA/AAA
Secretary
Antennas
Audio recording
