vineri, 18 martie 2011

ISS - italian school contact

Saturday 19 March 2011 at 08:38 UTC, i.e. 09.38 CEWT, an ARISS educational amateur radio contact is scheduled for two Italian schools: SIP Cossar / Da Vinci in Gorizia and Elena Guerra Middle School in Rome.


"Leonardo da Vinci" Technical Institute includes also the Cossar institute for commerce. This school is located in Gorizia, North East of Italy, between the hills of Carso territory. The school has been built in 1920 and it offers the students workshops and electronic labs. There are about 450 students. For this contact the students had to design a receiver for the 2 meter band.
"Elena Guerra" School was established in 1950 and is run by "Suore Oblate dello Spirito Santo" ( Holy Spirit Nuns). It is a private School, comprizing a Nursery, a Primary and a Middle School. Educational policy is to have few classes, offering the students education not only from a didactic point of view but mainly for their growth as responsible human beings.
The radio contact will be operated by two amateur radio stations: IW3QKU and IKØUSO.
Downlink signals will be audible in Europe on 145.800 MHz FM

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