Schools Buildathon and preparation for Tim Peake contact
On the Friday before the Tim Peake contact day Wellesley House school hall was filled with pupils from ten secondary schools busy making a radio receiver with the help of Hilderstone radio club members.
Most of the pupils had never soldered before so they did extremely well to complete the kit which they were able to take home.
Testing the radio outside
Entertaining the ARISS team
Setting up the antennas and equipment:
