HAB 3 Update: We have been working with four schools this winter and spring in preparation for the HAB 3 launch in the next few weeks. The schools are:
- Hudson Memorial School, Hudson, NH
- World Academy, Nashua, NH
- Bishop Guertin High School, Nashua, NH
- Merrimack High School, Merrimack, NH
HAB Instruction
Hudson Memorial School and World Academy are new to the HAB program – we have been giving weekly sessions to the students on the science behind the HAB. This year, we added a new topic to the curriculum, Space Communications which has proved to be popular.
Advanced HAB Program
The other 2 schools, Bishop Guertin High School and Merrimack High School have been through the HAB curriculum in the past. We have developed a new program involving kit building and CW that has proven to be very popular.
We have hosted kit builds with both schools to build the Pixie 40 m QRP kit. There was great interest from both schools in the kit build and all kits were built successfully.
The 2nd part of the activity is a CW competition. Teams of 2 students compete in a competition at each school. They use their Pixie kits with Keys connected to send a message to their teammate. The team that copies the CW most accurately in the least time wins the prize, which is an Oscilloscope kit and another Pixie kit. We have held the competition with the students from Merrimack High School and it was a great success and all students, teachers and NARS members who elmered them had a great time!
We also helped 3 students from Merrimack and Bishop Guertin High Schools to earn their Tech Licenses during our Spring Tech License Class.
HAB 3 Launch Plans
The HAB 3 Launch will happen on a Saturday or Sunday over the next few weeks. We are watching the jet stream and launch predictions and will schedule it on a day where the conditions look good. Stay tuned to the website for more info when the date is scheduled.
