[HIham] Upcoming WH6PN Telebridge with the ISS

[Ron Hashiro]

This is from www.issfanclub.com.  EARC members who were at the August 
meeting can use the information to test their systems for the upcoming 
contact with the ISS and W5KWQ in Oct.  This telebridge will be at 5:54 
am on Sept 13.

Ron H, AH6RH

An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has 
been scheduled with Prairielands Council, Boy Scouts of America at 
Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, IL on Saturday, September 13 at 15:54 
UTC. The contact will be facilitated by telebridge station WH6PN in 
Hawaii. During the event, Scouts will earn the Space Exploration Merit 
Badge, which includes the Mars Mission Design and the Moon Base Model 
construction. NASA DLN will assist with teaching these two topics. 
Scouts will design and launch water rockets and explore robotic 
technology. Segway of Chicago will assist in Robotics education. 
Participants will also complete many of the Radio Merit Badge 
requirements. The local rocket club will provide rocket launches 
throughout the event, two during the outdoor viewing of the movie 
"October Sky." The event will conclude with a hot air balloon launch. 
Boy Scouts (ages 11-17), Cub Scouts (ages 6 -10), and adult volunteers 
have been invited to the event. The Space Jamboree has attracted the 
attention of regional media outlets. Four television stations, radio 
stations, and local newspapers are planning features on this Space Jamboree.