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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
November 30, 2009
1. Upcoming School Contact
Midvalley Elementary School in Midvale, Utah has been scheduled for an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on
Wednesday, December 2 at 16:13 UTC. The school is using NASA lesson plan
resources and has integrated the ARISS activity into the school curriculum
at many grade levels. The curriculum includes courses in electricity, radio
waves, physics and math.
2. De Winne Speaks with Dumbleyung Primary School through ARISS
On Thursday, November 26, Dumbleyung Primary School in Western Australia
took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact with Frank De Winne, ON1DWN via telebridge station VK4KHZ in
Australia. To prepare for the contact, students studied Earth, its structure
and the solar system. As part of the ARISS event, students in Years 5 -7
gave presentations of their space work and viewed footage of the ISS as well
as video of an astronaut interview. All 21 children had their questions
answered during their radio contact and ABC (Australian Broadcasting
Corporation) News covered the event.
3. Don Bosco Institut Experiences ARISS Contact
On Thursday, November 26, an Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) contact was held between Institut Don Bosco in Bruxelles,
Belgium and Frank De Winne on the ISS. The connection was made possible
through telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. Students asked 19 questions of
the astronaut during the ISS pass. Don Bosco is a secondary industrial
technical school with an enrollment of approximately 750 students and offers
courses in carpentry, electricity, mechanics, computing, printing and
electronics.
4. ARISS Contact held with Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden Students
Students attending Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden in Sint-Truiden,
Belgium experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) contact with Frank De Winne on Thursday, November 26 via
telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. Twenty questions were asked and
answered. In order to prepare for the radio contact, the students studied
astronomy and science. In addition, the school headmaster talked to the
youth about the ISS and his own experiences during two "space camps" in the
U.S. (Huntsville and Kennedy Space Center).
5. ARRL Covers Installation of Columbus Module Antennas
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran an article about the new antennas
that were installed on the Columbus module. To view the story, which ran in
the November 25 issue of the ARRL Letter, see:
https://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/index.html?issue=2009-11-25
6. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline
On November 27, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1685 reported on the new
Columbus module ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station)
antenna. To view "Ham Radio in Space: ISS Gets New Dual Band Antenna," see:
ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt
7. New Web Site for ARISS-Brazil
ARISS Brazil recently formed a partnership with the internet portal Dißrio
da Produção.com to publicize ARISS activities in Brazil and South America.
To view the Web site, go to: http://diariodaproducao.com/
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