{"id":239693,"date":"2016-02-26T16:53:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T20:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/?p=28104"},"modified":"2016-02-26T16:53:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T20:53:40","slug":"frank-bell-g7cnd-on-bbc-the-one-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=239693","title":{"rendered":"Frank Bell G7CND on BBC The One Show"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Helen<\/p>\n

Helen Sharman GB1MIR<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On Friday, February 26, BBC’s The One Show featured radio amateur Frank Bell G7CND<\/strong>, UK astronauts Helen Sharman GB1MIR<\/strong> and Tim Peake GB1SS<\/strong> along with the Oasis Academy Brightstowe<\/strong> ARISS contact<\/p>\n

Frank is a retired Science teacher who was instrumental in the amateur radio linkup in 1991 between students at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford and the UK’s first astronaut Helen Sharman GB1MIR<\/a> who was on the Mir Space Station. With Frank were two of his former pupils, Les and Pete, who took part in the contact nearly 25 years ago.<\/p>\n

The Oasis Academy Brightstowe amateur radio contact with Tim Peake took place on February 19.<\/p>\n

The ISS and amateur radio segment of the show starts at 4:50 into the recording at
\nhttp:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b0717t76<\/a><\/p>\n

ARISS UK video of the Oasis Academy Brightstowe contact
\nhttp:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/2016\/02\/23\/video-tim-peake-oasis-brightstowe\/<\/a><\/p>\n

First UK astronaut Helen Sharman GB1MIR
\nhttp:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/about\/history\/first-uk-astronaut-helen-sharman-gb1mir\/<\/a><\/p>\n

ARISS Principia site https:\/\/principia.ariss.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

What is Amateur Radio? http:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/what-is-amateur-radio<\/a><\/p>\n

Find an amateur radio training course near you https:\/\/thersgb.org\/services\/coursefinder\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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
\nhttp:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/get-started-in-amateur-radio\/alex-discovers-amateur-radio-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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