The successful amateur radio HamTv and voice contact between astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS on the ISS and students at the Oasis Academy Brightstowe, Bristol. UK. GB1OAB. The contact took place on Friday, February 19, 2016 14:20 UTC and the students were able to question Tim about life in space.

WorldFirst ARISS-UK HamTV school contact on the ISS.

Thursday, February 11, 2016, at 18:09 UTC, an educational ARISS radio contact took place at the Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom (GB1RMS). The school contact was operated by Tim Peake KG5BVI (GB1SS) in the frame of the Principia mission.

It was a historic event: the radio contact was enhanced with video! Tim Peake activated the Ham Video transmitter DATV on S-band 2395 MHz whist talking on the Ericsson FM 5 Watt VHF handheld radio 145.800 MHZ downlink on board ESA Columbus Module.

73 David G7HCE