Newsgroup: it.hobby.radioascolto
Titolo: QSO didattico ISS-Scuola


MIKE FOALE TO TALK WITH STUDENTS OF KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY, UK
The King's School Canterbury is a co-educational boarding school for
students aged 13-18. In total there are close to 800 students of which
something like 150 are day pupils (i.e. they return home at the end of the
school day). The school teaching week runs from Monday through to 12.30 on
Saturday. The student population is divided into 5 years groups designated
shells (13 years old), removes, 5th, 6b and 6a.
Astronaut Mike Foale, presently serving on the International Space Station,
studied at King's School. He is very interested in the ARISS School Contact
scheduled for Wednesday 28 January, 2004.
RSGB's mobile station GB4FUN will handle the contact at Canterbury.
Acquisition of signal is computed to be 17:42 UTC.
During the 10 minutes pass, students will ask the questions they have
prepared and listen to the answers their senior will radio them from space.
1. Hello this is Amanda:  Is the training you receive an accurate simulation
of what it is really like in space? OVER
2. Hello this is Adebosola:  What adjustments do you have to make between
daily life in space and on earth? OVER
3. Hello this is Theodor:  Do everyday things like electric toothbrushes,
shavers and ink pens work in space, or do they have to be specially
designed? OVER
4. Hello this is Lawrence:  Given that you are a role model for pupils at
King's, is there any advice that you would like to pass on from your
experiences? OVER
5. Hello this is Alex:  What manner of routine maintenance and navigational
tasks do you need to perform on board the ISS? OVER
6. Hello this is Alex again:  Do you have any spacewalks planned for this
mission, and if so, what activities will you be performing? OVER
7. Thank you, this is Alex's third question:  What do you see as the main
benefits of sending manned missions into space as well as unmanned probes?
OVER
8. This is Alex's final question:  Do you think that we are currently
entering a crucial phase for manned spaceflight? OVER
9. Hello this is Theodor:  Are there any experiments being carried out on
the ISS at the moment that you find particularly interesting? OVER
10. Hello this is Theodor again:  Are you able to see the Northern Lights
from space? OVER
11. Hello this is Amanda:  When you have some free time, do you prefer to
look down on the Earth or up at the stars? OVER
12. Hello this is Amanda, I have another question:  If you daydream in
space, what does it tend to be about? OVER
13. Hello this is Adebosola:  Can you see signs of natural disasters on
Earth from the ISS and do you feel detached from such events when you hear
about them on the news? OVER
14. Hello this is Adebosola again:  Has the Columbia disaster affected your
feelings about going into space? OVER
15. Hello this is Lawrence:  Given the current situation with the shuttle,
do you think that the space station will ever be completed? OVER
16. Hello this is Lawrence once again:  What do you see yourself doing in
the future when you stop being an astronaut? OVER
17. Hello this is Amanda:  If you could take your family into space, what
would be the first thing that you would show them? OVER
18. Hello this is Adebosola:  When you go into space, do you take a lucky
charm with you? OVER
19. Hello this is Theodor:  What have been your favourite and least
favourite moments in space? OVER
20. Hello this is Lawrence:  What do you believe are the prospects for
future manned missions to the Moon and Mars? OVER
Interested parties are invited to listen to Mike Foale's answers on the
downlink frequency 145.800 MHz FM.
Good luck!!

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 Per chi fosse interessato...
Sbaglio o io avevo postato lo stesso messaggio 3 post FA!?
Senza cattiveria... ma bastava guardare tre post piu giu..... ;-)

Non e' del tutto corretto.
Dipende molto dal tipo di antenna in uso.
Se ad esempio sivolesse usare una omnidirezionale Groud Plane , La ISS
sarebbe praticamente impossibile da ascoltare all'azimut , mentre si
ascolterebbe ottimamente tra i 25 -70 gradi . Infattti tali antenne hanno un
lobo di irradiazione che vede un buco propio alla loro estremita'
Saluti
ik4vwt

 Senza cattiveria... ma bastava guardare tre post piu giu..... ;-)
Hai ragione, ma ormai era troppo tardi!!!
Però sul nel tuo post manca la data!!! :-)
Ciao AndreaZ
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Ciò che dici è vero, ma quello che volevo sottolineare è che comunque per il
solo ascolto non occorre chissa che cosa. Può essere sufficiente anche il
gommino del portatile, a maggior ragione se il passaggio e molto alto; poi
il gommino te lo giri e rigiri come vuoi.
Ovviamente il tutto con le relative limitazioni tra cui un AOS-EOS ridotto.
Fortunatamente la maggior parte dei passaggi "interessanti", comprese le
comms in russo a 143.625, sono a nord e quindi relativamente bassi (rif. a
LAT 45 mio QTH) ma sufficienti per una omnidirezionale e nel mio caso anche
il gommino.
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 Ciao AndreaZ

 > Però sul nel tuo post manca la data!!! :-)
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