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.
Dan Pooler (AC1EN), a teacher at Hudson Memorial School in Hudson, NH, and a Nashua Area Radio Society member, worked with the school and other NARS members to present an exhibit to students and their families promoting HAM Radio and highlighting some of the activities of our club to them. Dan reported that “STEM Night at HMS was a big success.
HMS Steam Night
We had over 100 5-8th graders attend the HMS STEM Night, with over 400 people attending the event. Students and their families could watch SubZero Ice Cream demonstrate how they created ice cream, learn how pickles are made, program robots, shoot off Alka Selzer Rockets, make math art, and play games with family and friends along with visiting the NARS booth.”
Lining up for HAB Exhibit
Fred Kemmerer (AB1OC): shown here explaining aspects of our High-Altitude Balloon activities to some students. Anita Kemmerer (AB1QB), Mackenzie Pooler (KE1NZY), and Sam Hergenhahn (KC1PVZ) also participated at the event .
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Dan Pooler (on the left) at the High-Altitude Balloon exhibit.
Morse Code Exhibit
NARS Exhibits at Hudson Memorial School STEM Night
Our exhibits included:
A Fox Hunting display
A remote HF Radio Station, where students heard amateur radio operators from Australia, Greece, Lebanon and other countries.
An ISS /Satellite exhibit including a Raspberry-Pi based video of the HMS ISS contact video,
A Morse Code display with keys and practice exercises.
A High-Altitude Balloon display
Remote HF Radio Station
Special thanks and appreciation to NARS Vice President Jamey Finchum (AC1DC), who worked with Dan and the school to plan NARS’ participation in the event.. Thanks also to Fred (AB1OC) and Anita (AB1QB) Kemmerer, who graciously took the time to provide the displays and attend and share their love of the hobby with the students and their families.
HMS Principal Keith Bowen told me in an email after the event, “It was great having your group participate in our STEAM night. Students and families enjoyed their experiences.”
Hudson Memorial School will also be the location for NARS Summer Field Day 2023. Please check the forums on n1fd.org for updated info.
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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