We have successfully tested the ISS Telebridge capabilities here at our station. ARISS has scheduled a Multipoint Telebridge a school contact using our Ground Station for Thursday, April 30th beginning at 13:35 UTC (9:35 am Eastern Time). The Multipoint Telebridge format enables the students to contact the ISS from their homes via telephone connections…
Source: Listen to the ISS Contact Scheduled for April 30th, 2020
After two successful tests of the Telebridge/Phone Patch capabilities here at our station, we are ready to support a school contact! ARISS has scheduled a Multipoint Telebridge contact using our station for next Thursday.
We’ve added some upgrades to our Space Communications Ground station to accommodate ARISS contacts with the ISS. The additions include:
- A Phone Patch
- A UPS Backup the Station’s Equipment and Computer
You can learn more about the contact and how to listen in via the link above.
Fred, AB1OC
CONGRATULATIONS FRED, ANITA & N1FD. Great on the ISS Telebridge. That will be just fantastic!.
73,
Dave (N1RF)
Thank you, Dave!
Anita and Fred
Great job Fred. Way to stay cool and press on.
Thank you, Mark. It was a little exciting there for a while. We tested the ground station side of things pretty here extensively before the contact today so I was sure that the issues were not here.
Nice work, Fred. Kids were excited despite the technical issues. A good teaching moment on the complexity of contacting a station traveling at 18K mph in space.
Thank you, Tom. Its great to be part of providing an experience like this to students.