[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] REMINDER: Invitation to Alexandria Radio Club Monthly Meeting on Friday, February 10, 7:00 p.m.

[don.ki4d at gmail.com]

From: don.ki4d at gmail.com <don.ki4d at gmail.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 9:01 PM
To: alexandriaradioclub at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Invitation to Alexandria Radio Club Monthly Meeting on Friday,
February 10, 7:00 p.m.

 

The Alexandria Radio Club is inviting you to the monthly meeting scheduled
for February 10th. This will be a hybrid meeting (in-person and via Zoom).

The in-person meeting location is at Alexandria Police Headquarters
Building, 3600 Wheeler Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304    

Join the Zoom Meeting at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81117755277?pwd=OGU4OUhQR1RpZDRONlgwQm5scmJSZz09,
ID: 811 1775 5277, Passcode: 401751

 

Time: February 10, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Featured Topic: The Aerospace Clubs of the Thomas Jefferson High School (TJ)
for S&T and TJ's CubeSat TJREVERB by Kristen Kucko, (KQ4ECP), Robotics Lab
Director

 

Kristen Kucko (KQ4ECP) is an ambassador for connecting high school students
to opportunities in Aerospace where she serves as the TJ High School
Robotics Lab Director, and a teacher.  She is the principal Investigator for
TJREVERB. TJREVERB is a 2U CubeSat designed and built by TJ students (See
WTOP link below for more information).  Kristen was licensed as an FCC
Technician Class ham in November 2022 and subsequently led the successful
effort to license 37 TJ students as hams. She is a 1992 graduate of Penn
State University with a BS degree and was selected as the TJ Outstanding
Teacher of 2022-23. Her professional career includes work as a Technical
Services Specialist at Apple Corporation, a Systems Engineer at Tech USA,
and an Application Developer/Test Engineer at the Reynolds and Reynolds
Company. Kristen's certifications include ARRL Teacher Institute One award,
and Ambassador, International Space Station National Laboratory.

 

Kristen's presentation will include TJ's project-based learning where
students can design and integrate electronics, mechanics, and programming to
build space and flight worthy vehicles, providing robust experience in
aerospace engineering before college and careers.  Her presentation will
also highlight TJ's CubeSat TJREVERB.

 

At the conclusion of regular club business discussions, this meeting will
include a "Work Shop" on AREDN conducted by Ian Keith (N8IK).  Please bring
your AREDN gear for "show and tell," especially if you need assistance.

 

73 

Don, KI4D     


Thomas Jefferson High School project getting a ride into space - WTOP News

 
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https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2022/11/thomas-jefferson-high-school-project
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