Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS preparing for his spacewalk in January
The ARISS UK Operations team are delighted to announce that the ARISS Schools contact between Ashfield Primary School in Otley, West Yorkshire has now been confirmed for Thursday, May 5 at 0808 GMT (9:08 am BST) with Tim Peake GB1SS on the International Space Station.
The contact should be receivable on 145.800 MHz FM over the British Isles and Western Europe and webcast on the ARISS Principia website.
The Wharfedale Observer reports Otley school has been chosen for ‘out of this world’ talk using amateur radio to British astronaut.
Children in Otley are set to enjoy an ‘out of this world’ talk with British astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS.
Ashfield Primary School pupils will be put in direct contact with Major Peake, who is on a mission with the International Space Station, in May.
The event is a coup for the school which is the only one in Yorkshire to be selected for the Amateur Radio on ISS link-up.
Ashfield was chosen following a lengthy application process involving schools across the country, and will be put in touch with the space station at some point between May 3 and 6.
Its bid was led by staff member Michael Ross M6FFK, through his links with Otley Amateur Radio Society (OARS) and supported by BBC One Show scientist – and Otley resident – Dr Marty Jopson.
Read the full story at
http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/14347948.Otley_school_chosen_for__out_of_this_world__talk_to_British_astronaut/
ARISS Principia https://principia.ariss.org/
Ashfield Primary School Otley
http://www.ashfieldprimary.co.uk/
https://twitter.com/AshfieldOtley
https://www.facebook.com/ashfieldprimary/
UK ARISS shortlisted schools https://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/03/all-uk-ariss-shortlisted-schools-are-now-scheduled/
Listening to the ISS on a handheld radio https://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/10/listening-iss-on-handheld/
Get press publicity by receiving ISS school contacts
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/03/10/press-publicity-receiving-iss/
What is Amateur Radio? http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio
Find an amateur radio training course near you https://thersgb.org/services/coursefinder/
A free booklet is available aimed at introducing newcomers to the hobby that can also be used as a handy reference while getting started, see
http://rsgb.org/main/get-started-in-amateur-radio/alex-discovers-amateur-radio-2/
