What is Fram2?
ARISS Proudly Supports the Fram2 Polar Mission’s Ham Radio Contest
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) inspires students, worldwide, to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering and math through amateur radio communications opportunities with the International Space Station (ISS) on-orbit crew. Students learn about life on board the ISS and explore Earth from space through science and math activities. ARISS provides opportunities for the school community (students, teachers, families and community members) to become more aware of the substantial benefits of human spaceflight and the exploration and discovery that occur on spaceflight journeys. Students have the opportunity to learn about space technologies and the technologies involved with space communications through exploration of amateur radio. Read more about Fram2 and its crew here: f2.com
Fram2Ham is an experimental amateur (ham) radio competition open to high school and university ages. During the mission, Rabea will send pictures of three geographical locations via an onboard ham radio, but here’s the twist: each location will be cut into 4 pieces and mixed up! You’ll receive only one piece at a time from each of the locations. You will need to piece together the different pieces to guess where on Earth the locations are and what role each of the locations has in polar history. While anyone can receive the pictures, only international teams of high school and university students may participate in the competition. These teams will submit their SSTV images and answer questions about the three geographical locations to win a prize.
Additional Fram2Ham resources such as the Fram2Ham user guide, information on how to find and register a team for the competition, and the official competition registration form may be found on the competition website: fram2ham.com/