{"id":31731,"date":"2018-04-21T08:02:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T12:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=31731"},"modified":"2018-04-21T08:02:15","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T12:02:15","slug":"listening-to-ariss-contacts-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/listening-to-ariss-contacts-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Listening to ARISS contacts last week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ISS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14102\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ISS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ISS.jpg 650w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ISS-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I get just as excited as my kids when I receive any communications from the International Space Station. This past week, we fit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/listen-to-an-upcoming-ariss-contact-with-your-scanner-or-ht\/\">an ARISS contact fit into our hectic schedule<\/a>\u00a0during lunch break. I gave both of my kids a handheld radio and we all listened together as the ISS passed overhead.<\/p>\n<p>Right on schedule, we heard NA1SS, but it sounded like they were struggling to make contact with KD2IFR at the Central Islip Union Free School District in Central Islip, NY.<\/p>\n<p>I made a short video about one minute into the scheduled contact. I believe both parties were forced to move to their backup channel because we never heard an exchange&#8211;only NA1SS calling KD2IFR:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qcNgQ17MT4U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qcNgQ17MT4U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still&#8230;we heard an astronaut live, so mission accomplished!<\/p>\n<p><em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/mark-hirst\">Mark Hirst<\/a>, had much better luck last week monitoring an ARISS contact with King&#8217;s High School in Warwick, UK. Check out his excellent video:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XkLYHyxXy6Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XkLYHyxXy6Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for posting that video, Mark. By the way, I love your FT-817ND setup!<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the King&#8217;s High School ARISS contact snagged some excellent publicity via the BBC.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s an article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southgatearc.org\/news\/2018\/april\/kings-high-school-ariss-contact-on-bbc-tv.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via the Southgate ARC<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h1>King&#8217;s High School ARISS contact on BBC TV<\/h1>\n<p align=\"left\">On April 19 student\u00a0<strong>Eleanor Griffin<\/strong>\u00a0led the live question and answer session between King&#8217;s High School (GB4KHS) and astronaut\u00a0<strong>Ricky Arnold KE5DAU<\/strong>\u00a0on the International Space Station (OR4ISS)<\/p>\n<p>King&#8217;s High School strongly encourage their girls to develop their interests both inside and outside the classroom. This culture of empowerment led one of their girls to apply to ARISS Europe (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) for a highly prestigious link-up to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31733\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/BBC-Interview.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31733\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31733\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/BBC-Interview.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/BBC-Interview.jpg 960w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/BBC-Interview-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/BBC-Interview-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/BBC-Interview-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicola Beckford reporting on the contact for the BBC &#8211; credit KHS<\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"left\">When Eleanor Griffin was selected to hold a space conversation with an astronaut, she was inspired to set up the Warwick Mars Project, for students across the Warwick Independent Schools Foundation, to further interest in Space Science. Eleanor says:\u00a0<em>&#8220;The moon landings belong to the generation of our grandparents, and the International Space Station to our parents. What will happen in our generation? Will Mankind travel to another planet?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When asked what the incredible experience of the ISS contact had taught her Eleanor replied\u00a0<em>&#8220;Just do it! No one is going to stop you, if you just go and pursue your dreams, you really can do anything.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Watch the BBC TV news item broadcast on Midlands Today @bbcmtd. Fast forward to 18:45 into the recording at<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episode\/b09z9tw6\/midlands-today-evening-news-19042018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episode\/b09z9tw6\/midlands-today-evening-news-19042018<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ariss.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/ariss.org\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARISS_status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARISS_status<\/a><\/p>\n<p>King\u2019s High School Warwick<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KHSWarwick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/KHSWarwick<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you missed these ARISS contacts, no worries!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ariss.org\/upcoming-contacts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the ARISS \u201cUpcoming Contacts\u201d page where future\u00a0ARISS QSOs are listed<\/a>. ARISS contacts are a great opportunity to show kids\u00a0<em>of all ages<\/em>\u00a0what you can hear with even a modest radio!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I get just as excited as my kids when I receive any communications from the International Space Station. This past week, we fit\u00a0an ARISS contact fit into our hectic schedule\u00a0during lunch break. I gave both of my kids a handheld radio and we all listened together as the ISS passed overhead. Right on schedule, we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,26],"tags":[4863,4855,104,4000,5458,6992,580,4093,4859,2808,6991],"class_list":["post-31731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-radios","tag-amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station-ariss","tag-ariss","tag-bbc","tag-international-space-station","tag-mark-hirst","tag-na1ss","tag-southgate-arc","tag-videos","tag-yaesu","tag-yaesu-ft-817nd","tag-yaesu-ft2d"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-8fN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31666,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/listen-to-an-upcoming-ariss-contact-with-your-scanner-or-ht\/","url_meta":{"origin":31731,"position":0},"title":"Listen to an upcoming ARISS contact with your scanner or HT","author":"Thomas","date":"April 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"On April 18, consider setting your scanner or handheld VHF radio to\u00a0145.80 MHz around 15:57 UTC; you may be able to hear the downlink from the International Space Station. 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