K9NSP
05-14-2007, 09:29 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 15, 2007
1,200+ Students from SW Idaho to participate with Emmett Students Talking to ISS
Voice of Idaho Amateur Radio Club will help more than 1,200 kids reach into space
Students at Carberry Intermediate School in Emmett will be leading a 10-minute conversation with astronauts aboard the NASA International Space Station (ISS) for more than 1,200 students all over SW Idaho. Volunteer Amateur Radio Operators from the Voice of Idaho Amateur Radio Club will simulcast the Emmett Students question and answer session to approximately 1,200+ students in New Meadows, McCall, Donnelly, Star, Eagle and Meridian.
The students at Carberry will speak to the ISS via the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program (ARISS). Ten students have been chosen to actually speak to the ISS and ask questions of Astronaut Sunita Williams. The students are fourth, fifth, and sixth graders attending Carberry Intermediate School, which is a NASA Explorer School.
The students outside of Emmett will be listening to a direct link to the Space station. The ISS passes in and out of range in under 10 minutes, so there simply isn’t time to allow all of the students to speak with the ISS, even though the link would allow them to do so.
The Voice of Idaho Amateur Radio Club will utilize their mountaintop repeaters to broadcast the event; and they’ll setup equipment in 20 different schools all over SW Idaho to ensure that all interested students in SW Idaho have an opportunity to participate in the program.
Michael Worth
K9NSP@voiceofidaho.org
Public Affairs Officer
Voice of Idaho ARC
May 15, 2007
1,200+ Students from SW Idaho to participate with Emmett Students Talking to ISS
Voice of Idaho Amateur Radio Club will help more than 1,200 kids reach into space
Students at Carberry Intermediate School in Emmett will be leading a 10-minute conversation with astronauts aboard the NASA International Space Station (ISS) for more than 1,200 students all over SW Idaho. Volunteer Amateur Radio Operators from the Voice of Idaho Amateur Radio Club will simulcast the Emmett Students question and answer session to approximately 1,200+ students in New Meadows, McCall, Donnelly, Star, Eagle and Meridian.
The students at Carberry will speak to the ISS via the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program (ARISS). Ten students have been chosen to actually speak to the ISS and ask questions of Astronaut Sunita Williams. The students are fourth, fifth, and sixth graders attending Carberry Intermediate School, which is a NASA Explorer School.
The students outside of Emmett will be listening to a direct link to the Space station. The ISS passes in and out of range in under 10 minutes, so there simply isn’t time to allow all of the students to speak with the ISS, even though the link would allow them to do so.
The Voice of Idaho Amateur Radio Club will utilize their mountaintop repeaters to broadcast the event; and they’ll setup equipment in 20 different schools all over SW Idaho to ensure that all interested students in SW Idaho have an opportunity to participate in the program.
Michael Worth
K9NSP@voiceofidaho.org
Public Affairs Officer
Voice of Idaho ARC