[bars] ISS contact on Wednesday 2/23

[jontur at gmail.com]

Hi BARS,

On Wednesday, February 23rd, at 10:31 EST, there is a direct ARISS contact
planned between students at the Sussex County Charter School for Technology
in Sparta, NJ, and Astronaut Mark Vande Hei,
<https://www.qrz.com/db/KG5GNP/> KG5GNP on the International Space Station.

The astronaut's downlink may be heard by listeners in New England as the
satellite passes overhead.  The downlink frequency for this contact is
145.800 MHZ.

You can view the Livestream of the contact at the following link:
<https://youtu.be/dQpyK-uyzPU> https://youtu.be/dQpyK-uyzPU.  The Livestream
will start at 9:50 AM EST.

Several Nashua Area Radio Society members, Fred,
<https://qrz.com/db/AB1OC/> AB1OC,  Vince  <https://www.qrz.com/KD2TMJ/>
KD2TMJ, and Vince  <https://www.qrz.com/KD2VLQ/> KD2VLQ have worked to make
this contact happen.

Here is the ARISS press release:

February 21, 2022-Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with
astronauts. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio
contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio
licenses on the International Space Station (ISS). 

This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the
Sussex County Charter School for Technology, Sparta, New Jersey and
Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, amateur radio call sign KG5GNP. Students will take
turns asking their questions. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as
applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact
is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the
ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relay ground station.

Amateur radio operators, using the call sign KD2YAQ, will operate the ham
radio ground station for this contact. 

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 23, 2022 at 10:31 am EST
(New Jersey), (15:31 UTC, 9:31 am CST, 8:31 am MST and 7:31 am PST).

I hope some of you can listen in.

73,

 

Jon Turner (AC1EV)



 

President

Nashua Area Radio Society

Dayton HamventionR 2019 Club of the Year

 

AC1EV at ARRL.NET <mailto:AC1EV at ARRL.NET> 

Visit the club Website -  <http://www.n1fd.org/> http://www.n1fd.org

 

 

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