[SJRA-Members] Fwd: [PackRats-Members] Fwd: [GoFRC] International Space Station Contact this Thursday

[KC2TN]

FYI 

International Space Station Contact this Thursday. See info below. 

Joe - KC2TN 

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> From: Robert Griffiths via PackRats-Members <packrats-members at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: December 2, 2019 at 11:47:17 AM EST
> To: Packrats <packrats-members at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [PackRats-Members] Fwd: [GoFRC] International Space Station Contact this Thursday
> Reply-To: Robert Griffiths <signalnaut at aol.com>
> 
>> International Space Station Contact this Thursday
>> 
>> To FRC Members,
>> 
>> I am one of several mentors from the Warminster Amateur Radio Club (WARC) who are helping students from Council Rock High School South in Southampton, PA make contact with the International Space Station on Thursday, December 5th as part of NASA and AMSAT's ARISS program.  Three of us are also members of FRC. 
>> 
>> Our group is in need of your help raising awareness in the Ham Radio community about the school's contact with ARISS and I'd like to ask a favor to share this with as many Hams in your area as possible. 
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>> Our goal is to get as many people as possible tuning-in to the student's live stream on FaceBook and to give these young people the attention and recognition they deserve. 
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>> In particular we want to drive awareness via FaceBook, Instagram and other social media channels, and in particular to the school's live stream of the contact hosted on their FaceBook page.  URLs for the school's "RockARC" homepage, FaceBook and Instagram pages are at the bottom of this message.
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>> All of you are also welcome to join us at the school for the live contact if you wish.  Council Rock South is located at 2002 Rock Way, Southampton, PA 18966 and the student assembly for the contact will begin at 12:30 pm. Please arrive 15 minutes earlier if you plan to attend.
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>> Several Warminster Amateur Radio Club members including Michael Shanblatt (W3MAS,)  Andy Vavra (KD3RF,) Joe Horanzy (AA3JH,) as well as myself (KD3TB) and ARISS advisor Fred Kemmerer (AB1OC) have been mentoring the teachers and students to help them set-up and operate a permanent satellite station at the school which they will use to engage in a conversation with the astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) this coming Thursday, December 5th at 17:56 UTC (12:56 pm Eastern Time.)  After the ARISS contact the station will remain at the school to be incorporated into their astronomy and space science currriculum.
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>> Starting at 12:56 pm Eastern time and continuing over the span of about 10 - 15 minutes the students will have a 2-way conversation directly with Dr. Drew Morgan - KI5AAA to ask about his personal experiences as an astronaut, what it’s like to fly on the ISS, and how his education and training led to him being selected as an astronaut.
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>> Dr. Morgan is from New Castle, PA and has been a NASA astronaut since 2013. He is also a Colonel in the U.S. Army and a Medical Doctor.
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>> This is a rare opportunity for the students in their educational careers to be introduced to Ham Radio in such a unique way, as very few schools in the United States ever qualify for an opportunity like this, let alone being selected twice within 5 years as has been the case for Council Rock South which had a similar contact in 2015.
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>> Council Rock South has an active Ham Radio club (KC3NNG) with more than 30 student members in grades 9 - 12 who are getting started on their Ham Radio journeys. The club is under the sponsorship and guidance of four teacher / advisors from the school's STEM program; Gerald Fetter (K3OHI,) Joe Warwick (KB3ZED,) and Jeff Warmkassel and Fred Bauer who are working on getting licensed.
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>> The student members represent all segments of Council Rock’s diverse community and are interested in continuing their education in fields such as engineering, science, technology, marketing and business.
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>> Join their FaceBook Group for updates and watch a live stream of the contact on Thursday between 12:30 - 1:30 pm.  
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>> Links for FaceBook, Instagram and the RockARC homepage:
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>> RockARC Homepage:  https://www.crsd.org/Page/57298
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>> Facebook page & live stream:  https://www.facebook.com/pg/crsouthradio/posts/?ref=page_internal
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>> Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/crsouthradio/
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>> 
>> A million thanks in advance and please feel free to get in touch with me if you need any further information.
>> 
>> -- Irwin, KD3TB 
>>    (267) 261-4959
>> -- 
>> Irwin KD3TB