Students at the Donald P. Sutherland Elementary School used Ham Radio to talk to the ISS, a student said the experience “was amazing. It was awesome. It was the best experience of my life.”
Fourteen youngsters, representing grades Kindergarten through fifth grade, were lined up to ask questions of Astronaut Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG, who is on his third visit to the Space Station.
Read the WNYT story and watch the Channel 13 news report at
http://thegreenbushes.wnyt.com/news/news/93797-nassau-elementary-students-talk-astronaut
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) http://ariss.org/
Documents for New Satellite Users http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/
PDF of RadCom article Getting Started on Amateur Radio Satellites
http://www.uk.amsat.org/archives/getting-started-on-amateur-radio-satellites
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