Hi folks:
Here is an update on the information presented in the AMSAT News Service about an upcoming ARISS contact:
The contact has moved up to Tuesday August 19 at 15:39 UTC. The Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club (SBARC) will be providing the equipment and expertise for the contact, and the club will also be working with the scouts to earn their radio merit badges. We will be operating under SBARC's call, K6TZ.
One of the most interesting aspects of this contact is that Dr. Gregory Chamitoff (KD5PKZ) who is currently stationed on the ISS, is acquainted with the troop's assistant scout master and requested this contact.
For more information on the contact, please visit the following URL: http://www.n6kth.com/iss
The contact will be streamed live online at this URL: http://sbarc.camstreams.com/
Ken Owen, N6KTH
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of JoAnne Maenpaa Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 6:26 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-230 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-230
An ARISS contact has been slated for Thursday, August 21 at 14:55 UTC with Los Padres Council Troop 105 in Santa Barbara, California. Boy Scouts, ages 12-17 will work on their Astronomy, Space Exploration and Radio Merit Badges. Cub Scout units will have materials available to work on the Astronomy and Science belt loops and Astronomy and Science academic pins. The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Physics Department will make available its astronomy observation deck for the contact and will provide faculty members to instruct the Scouts. The Scouts will be presented with information on the ISS and its crew to prepare them for this activity and the media will be notified.