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HP2DFA > ARISS 30.10.90 13:45l 49 Lines 1994 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: ARISS CONTACT: SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY REACHES THE ISS
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SATELLITE & EDUCATIONAL NEWS - ARISS SCHOOL CONTACT WITH THE ISS
ISSUE DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2026
SOURCE: SRQ DAILY / W4SMA RADIO PROGRAM / TAMIAMI AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
DISTRIBUTED VIA BPQ32 NODE HP2DFA-5 BY STATION HP2DFA
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1. ARISS SATELLITE CONTACT SUMMARY
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ON OCTOBER 22, SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY (SMA) IN FLORIDA
BECAME ONE OF ONLY 13 SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE SELECTED TO MAKE
DIRECT TWO-WAY RADIO CONTACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION (ISS) DURING THIS ACADEMIC YEAR.
NASA ASTRONAUT LUKE DELANEY ANSWERED CADETS' QUESTIONS LOUD
AND CLEAR FROM ORBIT (ROUGHLY 250 MILES ABOVE EARTH) DURING
A 10-MINUTE CONTACT WINDOW WHILE TRAVELING AT 17,500 MPH.
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2. TECHNICAL GEAR & AMATEUR RADIO OPERATIONS
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- **TRANSCEIVERS**: TWO ICOM IC-9700 BASE STATIONS.
- **OPERATIONAL CREW**: TAMIAMI AMATEUR RADIO CLUB (TARC)
ELMERS AND VOLUNTEERS WORKING ALONGSIDE THE W4SMA PROGRAM.
- **RF CONTINGENCY EXECUTION**: AFTER INITIAL CALLS ENCOUNTERED
DIFFICULTIES, W4SMA OPERATORS QUICKLY SWITCHED TO THE BACKUP
FREQUENCY CHANNEL, ESTABLISHING A PRISTINE TWO-WAY LINK.
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3. YOUTH LICENSING & STEM IMPACT
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THROUGH SMA'S "RADIO 1" CURRICULUM LED BY SMA-CPT JOHN GEIMER,
CADETS PREPARE FOR AND EARN THEIR OFFICIAL AMATEUR RADIO
LICENSES, GAINING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH HANDHELD HAM RADIOS
APPLICABLE ACROSS BOTH CIVILIAN AND DEFENSE CAREERS.
KEY PARTICIPANTS:
- JOEY MIGUEL (SMA CADET)
- STEPHEN PHILLIPS (TAMIAMI AMATEUR RADIO CLUB OPERATOR)
- GEORGE BECHT (FOUNDER, W4SMA RADIO PROGRAM)
- CPT JOHN GEIMER (INSTRUCTOR, RADIO 1 CLASS)
SOURCE CREDIT: SRQ DAILY (DYLAN CAMPBELL / WES ROBERTS PHOTO)
NODE CONTACT EMAIL: HP2DFA@GMAIL.COM / HP2DFA-5@BPQ32
73 DE HP2DFA / AMATEUR RADIO STATION PANAMA
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