[ILHam] FYI: ARISS school contact report set to air on NBC

Sat, 30 Mar 2002 09:53:07 -0600

I thought that this might be of interest to some on the list......it was =
posted on the ARRL website.

ARISS school contact report set to air on NBC

(Mar 28, 2002) -- NBC Weekend Nightly News tentatively plans to air a =
report Saturday, March 30, on the recent Amateur Radio on the =
International Space Station (ARISS) contact with students at the Deep =
Creek Elementary School in Boring, Oregon. Check local listings for time =
and station. The report could be "bumped" to accommodate breaking news, =
however. On March 6, astronaut Carl Walz, KC5TIE, at NA1SS answered =
youngsters' questions during the scheduled 2-meter contact via ground =
facilities provided by the Boring Amateur Radio Club. Noted contester =
and DXer Tree Tyree, N6TR, handled Earth-station duties using the BARC's =
K7RAT call sign. The contact lasted nearly eight minutes, and all 380 =
Deep Creek pupils were on hand for the big event. The Nightly News piece =
was written and produced by Alan Kaul, W6RCL. Shellee Smith is the =
correspondent.

73 de W8UFO/Scott

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