LF: off topic : an amateur radio station on Columbus

[Rik Strobbe <rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.ac.be>]

Dear LF group,

in the near future we (radioamateurs) will have the chance to install an 
amateur radio station in the new Columbus module that will be attached to 
the International Space Station. The main burden is to develop, test and 
mount the outside antennas (putting antennas on a spacecraft is almost as 
difficult as building a decent LF antenna).
This new station would significantly increase the possibilities of ARISS 
school contacts (where school children can talk to an astronaut or 
cosmonaut on board of the ISS) and every of this school contacts is a big 
promotion amateur radio, covered in newspapers, radio and TV.
Time is limited and all help needed so I would appreciate it if you could 
have a look at http://www.ariss-eu.org/columbus.htm and decide wether you 
want to contribute.
My apologies for this off-topic mail,

73   Rik  ON7YD