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Shaftesbury High School ARISS Telebridge Station VE4ISS

Shaftesbury High School ARISS Telebridge Station VE4ISS. Robert Striemer , VE4SHS Stefan Wagener, VE4NSA. Introduction Presentation on ARISS and SHS Telebridge Project, Timeline and Requirements Q & A Next Steps. Agenda.

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Shaftesbury High School ARISS Telebridge Station VE4ISS

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  1. Shaftesbury High School ARISS Telebridge StationVE4ISS Robert Striemer, VE4SHS Stefan Wagener, VE4NSA

  2. Introduction • Presentation on ARISS and SHS Telebridge Project, Timeline and Requirements • Q & A • Next Steps Agenda

  3. 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 What is ARISS

  4. How does it work?

  5. 51.6° orbital inclination ISS Orbit

  6. Amateur Radio Satellite Station

  7. 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) School Contacts with the ISS

  8. Why Telebridge?

  9. 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 Telebridge Requirements

  10. Radio(s) • Antenna(s) • Rotor(s) • Cables • PCs • Procedures • Motivated people  Station Equipment

  11. Voice Contact (only) Station Equipment

  12. HamTV is coming! Video link from the European Columbus Module - Operational 2013/2014

  13. 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 Proposal

  14. July-August: Fundraising • September-October: Set-up of Station • October-November: Extensive Testing • November: ARISS Approval • December: Operational 2013 Timeline?

  15. VE4ISS

  16. Website: www.ve4iss.ca Public Relations: Press, Announcements, Flyers IT: High Speed Internet Phone, Audio/Video Fundraising: Community, Parents, RAC SHS ARISS VE4ISS Ground Station: Radio, Antennas, Cables, Protocols Project Management: Steering Group Tasks Accounting: Donations, Procurement, Tax Receipts Student Integration: Curriculum, Classroom, Projects

  17. Q & A

  18. Next Steps?

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