[K3CAL] Fwd: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity

[Shawn Donley]

Anyone interested in leading an effort?  Would take a good deal of work to assemble a robust portable satellite station.

N3AE


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> From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
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> Date: 01/15/2024 11:11 AM EST
> Subject: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity
> 
>  
> January 8, 2024 --- The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
> (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions
> and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
> Radio contact with a crew member onboard the ISS. ARISS anticipates that
> the contacts would be held between July 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024.
> Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine exact contact dates. To
> maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for
> organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate
> the contact into a well-developed education plan. 
> 
>  The deadline to submit a proposal is February 29, 2024.  Proposal
> information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines
> and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. An ARISS
> Introductory Webinar session will be held January 17, 2024 at 7 PM ET. 
> The Zoom link to sign up is:
> https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrc-qsrD0pGNLBvhR_2p5O9uTeRzO0u4Sw.
> 
> 
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> The Opportunity  
> 
> 
> Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in
> scheduled ARISS amateur radio contacts. These radio contacts are
> approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with
> the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. 
> 
>  
> An ARISS contact is a voice communication opportunity via amateur radio
> between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and
> classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences
> the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to
> live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on
> the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite
> communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the
> nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities
> aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to
> accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. 
> 
>  
> Amateur radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA
> and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present
> educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio
> organizations’ volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational
> support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students
> around the world using amateur radio. 
> 
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> 
> Please direct any questions to education at ariss-usa.org.
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