ARLA/CLUSTER: Brasil: Radioamadorismo no âmbito da actividade escolar é realçado.

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Brazil: High school students shown amateur radio

Brazilian radio amateurs participated in a Science Fair at Gonçalves
Dias School, Boa Vista on October 16

Paulo PV8DX and Alisson PR7GA used basic concepts of physics and
geography when explaining amateur radio to the students. As well as
theory they there were also practicals involving the students in
antenna construction and contacts using the transponder on the amateur
radio satellite LAPAN IO-86.

Paulo had asked AMSAT-UK FUNcube team if a special 'Fitter' message
could be transmitted from the FUNcube-1 (AO-73) satellite. This was
arranged and the message from space was received at the school.

Watch Atividade Escolar - Ham Radio - By PV8DX
https://youtu.be/zq3eGpnj5nY

Further information on FUNcube-1 'Fitter' messages and how to request
one is available at
https://funcube.org.uk/ground-segment/fitter-messages/

AMSAT-UK https://amsat-uk.org/

https://twitter.com/AmsatUK