{"id":14972,"date":"2026-01-30T12:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/wick-high-school-students-to-contact-iss\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:04:23","slug":"wick-high-school-students-to-contact-iss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/wick-high-school-students-to-contact-iss\/","title":{"rendered":"Wick High School students to contact ISS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wick High School students to contact ISS<\/h2>\n

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International Space Station ISS 2011 – Image Credit NASA<\/p>\n

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International Space Station – Image Credit NASA<\/p>\n

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International Space Station \u2013 Image Credit NASA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Students at Wick High School in East Caithness have been chosen by ARISS International to have an amateur radio contact with an astronaut on the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

The Wick High School Radio Club @GM0WHS<\/a><\/strong> posted on X:
\nHUGE NEWS FROM @wickhigh<\/em>
\nPupils from all across East Caithness will be talking to an astronaut later this year! We\u2019re really humbled to have been chosen by @ARISS_Intl for a scheduled contact with the Space Station.<\/em><\/p>\n

The radio club was established in 2023 by Computing Science teacher Chris Aitken MM0WIC @skipperAitken<\/strong> <\/a>. So far 15 students have passed the exam for their amateur radio licence.<\/p>\n

The John O\u2019Groat Journal says:<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of Wick\u2019s far-north location, this contact is likely to be one of the most northerly direct educational links with the ISS ever attempted. The station will appear around 25 degrees above the southern horizon, travelling west to east, making the contact both spectacular and technically demanding.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Read the full story in the John O\u2019Grout Journal at
\nhttps:\/\/www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk\/news\/we-have-contact-wick-high-pupils-to-get-direct-line-to-i-425857\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

RSGB announcement https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/school-zone-stories\/2026\/01\/30\/lift-off-for-wick-high-astronaut-contact\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Follow Wick High School Radio Club on X<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow ARISS International on X<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Students at Wick High School in East Caithness have been chosen by ARISS International to have an amateur radio contact with an astronaut on the International Space Station. The Wick High School Radio Club @GM0WHS posted on X: HUGE NEWS \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a> Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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