Students from a group of schools in the Patterson, NJ area will be making contact with astronaut YUI Kimiya KG5BPH aboard the International Space Station on Monday Morning, October 5th.You can view the contact via the livestream link in the article above.
Folks in New England can also listen to the downlink via Amateur Radio. Tune to 145.800 MHz FM.
The livestream will begin at approximately 9:20 a.m., and the radio link with the ISS will be established around 10:20 am.
Winter Field Days past has been great for NARS over the years. We’ve taken many different approaches to doing it.
About To Stand Up Out Tower
We’ve used our towers and yagi antennas at many Field Days in the past. Sometimes, it’s been pretty cold and raw when we’ve been putting all of our antenna gear up.
Portable Satellite Ground Station
I really enjoy making contacts using satellites in space and we’ve used some of the satellite ground station equipment that I have as part of several Winter Field Day operations.
Want to learn more about Field Day? Check out our Field Day page. Brian, W1XMM is putting together a Winter Field Day operation for NARS members. You can learn how to join in the fun with Brian and the gang here.
The BIG E Space Chat is a go! The pre-contact program for our upcoming ISS contact at the BIG E will begin at 1:20 pm ET on Tuesday, September 27. Our astronaut will be Bob Hines, KI5RQT. Our ground station for this contact will be ON4ISS in Belgium.Parking and the walk to The BIG E arena will take some time so be sure to get there early. Remember to bring a printed official copy of your Amateur Radio license and you and up to 3 family and friends will get free admission to The BIG E on contact day.
BIG E Map
The arena will hold well over 1,000 people. The BIG E is helping us to publicize the event and arrange for TV coverage for the program and the contact. We would appreciate everyone’s help in getting the word out!
Stage at the BIG E Arena
Our pre-contact program will begin with a series of videos about space, NASA, ARISS, going to Mars, and more. Our pre-contact program speakers will include:
We hope to see you and many folks across the New England and Hudson Divisions at the BIG E Space Chat next Tuesday!
If you cannot make it to The BIG E to see our contact in person, you can watch it via a live stream on YouTube. Our contact program will begin at 1:20 pm and is available on YouTube via this link.
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