Thornbury Teen to Represent UK at International Event Contact with ISS:

A TEENAGER from Thornbury is set to become one of the few British representatives at a prestigious international youth radio event that will make contact with the International Space Station. Peter Barnes, 19, is one of three young radio amateurs from the UK who will be part of 80 young people from 26 countries taking part in the Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) 2017. The event, hosted by the Radio Society of Great Britain at Gilwell Park, near London from August 5-12, will see the youngsters take part in fun and challenging amateur radio activities, visits to Bletchley Park and the National Radio Centre, Ofcom's Spectrum Management Centre in Baldock and also the London Science Museum. They will also have the amazing opportunity to use amateur radio to speak directly to astronaut Paulo Nespoli on the International Space Station (ISS) and see him via live video by Amateur TV.

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