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…
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:
We have some excellent speakers planned for our April and May meetings and they will share live presentations and conduct Q&A online. The Nashua Area Radio Society will also be conducting an after-meeting net on 40m after our April and May Meetings and Tech Nights.
Our Online Meetings in April and May
Nashua Area Radio Society April Regular Meeting
Jim Idelson, K1IR
Nashua Area Radio Society Regular Meeting, April 7th, 7 pm Eastern – Our speaker will be Jim Idelson K1IR who will talk about Tower Safety. Join Our Zoom Meeting
Nashua Area Radio Society Regular Meeting, May 5th, 7 pm Eastern – Our speaker will be Dr. Bob Heil, K9EID. More to come on Bob’s Presentation
Nashua Area Radio Society May Tech Night
Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB Using N1MM+ at Field Day
Nashua Area Radio Society Tech Night, May 12th, 7 pm Eastern –Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB and Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC will provide a how-to presentation on Getting Started with the N1MM+ Contest Logger.
All you need to join one of our meetings is to click on the Join Our Zoom Meeting link above for the meeting that you want to Join.
We suggest that you join our meetings online at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start times.
Join Us for Our After Meeting Nets on 40m
Abby Finchum, AB1BY – A NARS Net Control Operator Running a Special Event
CQ All Hams! The Nashua Area Radio Society will hold our new after meeting nets on or around 7.260 MHz LSB. We will post an update on the final frequency here just before our nets begin. We hope that these nets will give our members and guests a chance to communicate and socialize with each other. Folks who join us for the preceding online meetings will also be able to monitor the after meeting nets via the online share.
I have joined the ARISS Program as a Mentor to help schools make contacts with astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS). School contacts as part of the ARISS program can take two forms – Direct Contacts and Telebridge Contacts. We have recently added Phone Patch capability to the Satellite Ground Station here….
Did you ever wonder how a Telephone Patch device is used? Back in the day, it was common for Amateur Radio operators to help families talk to their relatives and service members overseas over the air. This was done by first establishing a radio link to a foreign Amateur Radio station. Next, the Hams involved connected third party family members to each other via local telephone connections so they could speak.
A device called a Phone Patch was used to make the connections between the Amateur Radio Transceivers and the local telephone lines.
Out Of This World Phone Patch
International Space Station
We still use Telephone Patch devices to enable Schools to make contact with the International Space Station. This type of contact is called a Telebridge. A school can make a Telebridge Contact with an astronaut on board the ISS using a telephone connection to an Amateur Radio Ground Station in a different location. A Phone Patch is used to make the connection between the school and the remote Ground Station.
We’ve added a Phone Patch to our Satellite Station here to support our work with ARISS. We will use it to test school audio systems as they prepare to make contact with the ISS via Telebridge. Click on the link above to learn more about how a Phone Patch is used to make a Telebridge Contact.
