About The Story

Volume 5 of “The Adventures of Zack and Max” explores new radio technologies, both digital and satellite. The writers are again the students from the Lake Washington Ham Club (KC7OIO) at Ben Franklin Elementary School in Kirkland, Washington. Under the leadership of Mr. Dave Condon (KI7YP), the students set out to learn about amateur radio in space, specifically digital radio, satellites, and satellite orbits. Fortune came the club’s way when Andy Hoskins (KE7HRJ), father of one of the students and a rocket engineer for Aerojet, suggested the club take a field trip to Aerojet’s nearby facility where they build propulsion systems for satellites.

One Saturday, the students from the club with the help of Andy and his Aerojet colleague Brien McCrea (KE7WB), made links through an amateur satellite right from the parking lot of Ben Franklin! Icom America provided the equipment and technical knowledge to make the satellite links possible. Brien used his Icom dual band radio and a home brewed, hand-positioned beam antenna to track the satellite. The students were able to talk to people thousands of miles away—all the way from Alaska to California—with just their Technician privileges. At the same time using Brien’s laptop, they also learned how to track when and where a satellite pass would occur.

This edition of the comic book was made possible by a team of writers that included Safa Mohammed (KE7HQX), Melanie Morris (KE7HRA), Mia Juric (KE7HQO), Claire Kruller (KE7AXJ) led by elected student editor Christa Hoskins (KE7HVF) who was assisted by writer Rachel Roberts (KE7HQQ). Many parents and members of the Lake Washington Ham Club supported the project through en-couragement, transportation and assistance. And club leader Mr. Dave Condon (KI7YP) who has mentored hundreds of student hams to receive their licenses, provided guidance.

Special thanks to Andy Hoskins (KE7HRJ) for all of his hard work in coordinating field trips and story writing gatherings, and Aerojet for the tour of the facilities that served as inspiration to the writers, to Brien McCrae (KE7WB) for the execution of the satellite links for the club, and to M2 Antenna Systems for the contribution of 2 eggbeater satellite antennas to the club.

Kayoko Nakajima, professional cartoonist and illustrator, has created another splendid piece. Ray Novak (N9JA) and Maureen Blomgren (KD7QDZ) of Icom America not only produced and sponsored but also underwrote the publication.

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Pictured from left to right; Mr. Condon and Christa Hoskins planing and editing the comic book with their friend Max. Christa with her dad, Andy Hoskins, and below our writers during their field trip to Aerojet.

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