{"id":243485,"date":"2016-11-04T16:20:46","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T20:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/?p=30818"},"modified":"2016-11-04T16:20:46","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T20:20:46","slug":"sandringham-students-amateur-radio-project-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=243485","title":{"rendered":"Sandringham students\u2019 Amateur Radio project success"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sandringham students used amateur radio to talk to Tim Peake GB1SS on ISS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Watford Observer<\/strong> newspaper reports<\/a> that Sandringham School students’ amateur radio communication project gave them the opportunity to visit the UK Parliament at Westminster.<\/p>\n

The Observer says: Four students from a St Albans school showed off their engineering prowess to politicians, policy makers and businesses in Parliament.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Year 9 and 11 students from Sandringham School, on The Ridgeway – Sandy Cairns, Polly Gupta M6POG<\/strong>, Stanley MacMurray and Emma Wilkinson M6GJQ<\/strong> – were invited to the event on Monday after impressing judges with their engineering project at the regional heats of The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Competition<\/em><\/p>\n

Their amateur radio communication project saw them set up a radio to speak with Tim Peake while he was aboard the International Space Station.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rhian Kazwini<\/strong>, Head of Science at Sandringham School, said: \u201cEntering the competition has been great fun and given the team an idea of just how interesting a career in engineering could be.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Read the full story at http:\/\/www.watfordobserver.co.uk\/stalbans\/14842162.St_Albans_students__space_chat_with_astronaut_Tim_Peake_earns_them_trip_to_Parliament\/<\/a><\/p>\n

In January 2016 students at Sandringham School used amateur radio to talk to UK astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS on the International Space Station watch the video at https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/2016\/01\/09\/video-tim-peake-sandringham\/<\/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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