shaftesbury high school ariss telebridge station ve4iss
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Shaftesbury High School ARISS Telebridge Station VE4ISS. Robert Striemer , VE4SHSStefan Wagener, VE4NSA. Introduction Presentation on ARISS and SHS Telebridge Project, Timeline and Requirements Q & A Next Steps. Agenda. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
* Shaftesbury High School ARISS Telebridge Station
VE4ISS
Robert Striemer, VE4SHS Stefan Wagener, VE4NSA
*Agenda
*Introduction*Presentation on ARISS and SHS Telebridge
Project, Timeline and Requirements*Q & A*Next Steps
*What is ARISS
*ARISS is an international program linking schools and communities to the International Space Station (ISS) using amateur radio*Sponsored by NASA, ESA, CSA, JAXA and
RKA with the help of AMSAT, ARRL, RAC and a host of volunteers*Over 800 live school contacts since 2003
with three contacts in Winnipeg
*How does it work?
*ISS Orbit
51.6°orbital
inclination
Amateur Radio Satellite Station
*School Contacts with the ISS
*2 Options for school contacts
*Direct contact*School provides radio, antennas and operators*One contact only
*Telebridge Station*School connects to an amateur radio station
somewhere else (fixed location)*Service provider for other schools (repeated
contacts)
*Why Telebridge?
*Telebridge Requirements
*Primary satellite ground station*Secondary (backup) station*24/7 operational readiness (upon
notification)*Phone connection*Operated (supervised) by licensed ham
radio operator*Estimated cost of station upgrade at
SHS is ~$15K
*Station Equipment
*Radio(s)*Antenna(s)*Rotor(s)*Cables*PCs*Procedures*Motivated people
*Station Equipment
Voice Contact (only)
*HamTV is coming!
Video link from the European Columbus Module- Operational 2013/2014
*Proposal
*Establishing a permanent ARISS Telebridge Amateur Radio Station at SHS*Support by ARISS, RAC, AMSAT, PTSD and
SHS*Voice and video contact*1st telebridge station in Canada*Operational by the end of 2013*Callsign: VE4ISS
*2013 Timeline?
*July-August: Fundraising*September-October: Set-up of Station*October-November: Extensive Testing*November: ARISS Approval*December: Operational
*VE4ISS
Website:www.ve4iss.ca
Fundraising:Community, Parents, RAC
IT:High Speed
InternetPhone,
Audio/Video
Accounting:Donations,
Procurement, Tax Receipts
Ground Station:Radio, Antennas, Cables, Protocols
Public Relations:Press,
Announcements, Flyers
Project Management:Steering Group
Student Integration:Curriculum,
Classroom, Projects
SHS ARISS
VE4ISS
*Tasks
*Q & A
*Next Steps?