ARISS Confirms October 12 as Date for Contact with UK School for Deaf Children.

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has firmed up the date for a contact between the ISS and the Mary Hare School for deaf children in the UK. It will take place on October 12 at 1112 UTC as a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Mary Hare School and astronaut Mark Vande Hei, KG5GNP, at NA1SS. Students will take turns asking their questions, with replies converted into text. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners within the ISS footprint at the time of the contact. The ground station will use GB4MHN.

This is believed to be the first ARISS contact between a school for deaf children and an astronaut on the ISS.

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