Ham-radio and National Geographic ... an spot movie!

The National Geographic has produced A Guide to Ham Radio to support its recently released digital short, Before MARS — a prequel to its upcoming MARS series. The 33-minute prequel, which has a heavy Amateur Radio theme, provides the back story of two principal characters in the upcoming MARS global event series.

In the prequel, twin teenaged sisters Hana and Joon Seung are the new kids in town, after their single mother relocates. In due course, they come across old ham radio transceivers — one in an attic, the other in a thrift shop — and use them to communicate with each other and with an older, local ham.

Tuning about, Hana — whose character gets most of the attention — hears an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) on her radio and eventually makes contact, as Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program participants do. In a touch of realism, the female astronaut uses the NA1SS call sign.

The Amateur Radio researcher on the film was veteran electrical engineer Michael Gilmer, N2MG, who said the producers contacted him through his connection with the eHam.net
website. Patrick J. Kiger authored the guide

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http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/mars/articles/a-guide-to-ham-radio/



best 73 de IW2BSF - Rudy

 

Very cool, just watched it. Thanks for posting it!

 

Very Very nice thankyou

 

"You're grounded ... for the rest of the year!"

Thanks for posting, Rudy.

 

That hilltop. Was that a SOTA activation ?

 

hi, thanks to you ...best 73

 

Cute as can be
Thanks

 

Great video, never know who you might inspire. 73

 

I watched it and very good show. I especially liked in the beginning when
she said it was illegal to transmit without a license. With that being said,
both girls did just that, and the older ham talked with them too. Didn't
upset me and start yelling about illegal activity. Nice job with the show,
well worth watching.

 

I was glad to see the SpaceX reference. Super cool. And the green bamboo yagi! Thx for posting.

 

cool !

 

Any idea what kind of radio it might be?

 

nver seen a radio like that one. nice story but a little hard to believe. still good to see ham radio in a movie

 

I think it's a grundig receiver with a patched on motorola mic. 144.49mhz is a 2m freq, looks like a 440 antenna. I'll be staying tuned for the start on 11-14.

 

Well done!!!