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Learn how to establish Ham TV school contacts using specific ground station and school requirements. Includes equipment, technical details, content, scheduling, and support system. Presented by Gaston Bertels, ON4WF.
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How to set up Ham TV school contacts Presented by Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
Ground station requirements • no obscurations for the antennas • 1.2m dish for S-band • Tutioune software • crossed VHF yagis (minimum 6 elements) • shack controlled left/right circular polarization • 100W VHF narrowband FM • accurate tracking (Pro.Sis.Telor similar) • Internet access (200 kb/s uplink minimum, 500 kb/s preferred) • reliable phone line • chains of 3 ground stations (10 minutes video)
Schoolrequirements • fast Internet access • reliable phone line • conference phone (external microphone) • audio amplifier • computer equippedclassroom • beamer and screen
System support • teleconference phone service • BATC server (British Amateur Television Club) • multiscreenviewer (5 screens) • automaticscreen and audio selection
Content • questions and answers • microgravityexperiments • imagined and proposed by students • submitted to ARISS / Expedition management
Scheduling • waitinglist of candidate schools for Ham TV contacts (requirements) • mentor • passpredicts for chained stations
Ham TV contacts • technical set up by qualifiedhamoperator • standardized introduction • presentationcanbestreamed on BATC server (camera) • videorecording (school and ARISS archive)