@skipperAitken

Computing science teacher at Wick High in Caithness, Scotland. Director with Caithness Broch Project. Interested in making tech. Amateur radio: MM0WIC & GM0WHS

Joined February 2012
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Replying to @microbit_edu
@microbit_edu high five counter with @NossPrimELC primary 4 was a huge SUCCESS! The winners had a turn on the arcade machine for the prize 🫸🫷
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The news is big, even worth carrying 5 cones up that hill big
Caithness Broch Project@TheBrochProjectOct 21
Big Broch news in the pipeline people! 📢 We say that a lot, but we mean it. Stay tuned. #BigBrochBuild
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Wick High School Radio Club@GM0WHSOct 16
Of course we had to tune in to @Astro_Kutryk this morning from Wick as he spoke to students from Ecole International PACA de Manosque in France. We hope the school was as inspired by their contact as we were by ours @ARISS_Intl
ARISS - Amateur Radio on the ISS
@ARISS_IntlOct 16
1 hour until STEM contact with France! Students at Ecole Internationale PACA de Manosque will talk with Josh Kutryk live on the ISS via ham radio. Scheduled Fri. 16 Oct. now at 10:03 UTC | 6:03 AM ET | 12:03 PM CEST direct via F4KKM. Crew audio on 145.800 MHz FM.
Graphic promoting an upcoming ARISS school contact in France. The left half shows a person wearing a blue flight suit with a Canadian flag patch. The right half features a dark blue background with white icons and event details. Text reads: “France Contact Upcoming.” School: Ecole Internationale PACA de Manosque, Manosque, France. Date and time: Friday, 16 October, 10:03 UTC, 6:03 AM ET, and 12:03 PM CEST local time. ISS crew member: Josh Kutryk, KJ5BFU. ISS call sign: OR4ISS. Ground station: Manosque, France, direct via F4KKM. Listen to crew audio on 145.800 MHz FM; cross-band voice repeater off during event. ARISS logo appears in the lower-right corner. Photo caption states: “Joshua Kutryk in the VAB prior to his Crew-13 Flight: NASA Image.”

ALT Graphic promoting an upcoming ARISS school contact in France. The left half shows a person wearing a blue flight suit with a Canadian flag patch. The right half features a dark blue background with white icons and event details. Text reads: “France Contact Upcoming.” School: Ecole Internationale PACA de Manosque, Manosque, France. Date and time: Friday, 16 October, 10:03 UTC, 6:03 AM ET, and 12:03 PM CEST local time. ISS crew member: Josh Kutryk, KJ5BFU. ISS call sign: OR4ISS. Ground station: Manosque, France, direct via F4KKM. Listen to crew audio on 145.800 MHz FM; cross-band voice repeater off during event. ARISS logo appears in the lower-right corner. Photo caption states: “Joshua Kutryk in the VAB prior to his Crew-13 Flight: NASA Image.”

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AMSAT-UK@AmsatUKOct 9
The Wick High School ARISS contact attracted much media attention, read about it and watch the ARISS video of the full event at amsat-uk.org/2026/10/09/wick… #amsat #hamradio #hamr

Wick High School ARISS Contact a Great Success

Wick High School (@GM0WHS on X) in Caithness used amateur radio to have an eight minute question and answer session with astronaut Joshua Kutryk KJ5BFU on the International Space Station (ISS). Thi…

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Just a small message from me after taking some time to reflect on yesterday's @ARISS_Intl contact
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AMSAT-UK@AmsatUKOct 9
The John O'Groat Journal reports on the Wick High School @GM0WHS contact with ISS: ‘The audio was so clear’ – Caithness school makes radio contact with the international space station johnogroat-journal.co.uk/new… #amsat #hamradio #hamr

‘The audio was so clear’ – Caithness school makes radio contact with the international space station

In a historic moment, Wick High School pupils spoke to Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk as he passed above the UK onboard the ISS.

johnogroat-journal.co.uk
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Chris Aitken MM0WIC retweeted
AMSAT-UK@AmsatUKOct 9
BBC Scotland report on the Wick High School contact with ISS: xitter.cf/BBCScotlandNews/status… #amsat #hamradio #hamr
BBC Scotland News
@BBCScotlandNewsOct 8
Scottish school pupils had the rare chance to speak directly to astronauts aboard the International Space Station during a live radio transmission. The event connected pupils at Wick High School with astronauts orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth, giving them the opportunity to ask questions about life and work in space.
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Chris Aitken MM0WIC retweeted
AMSAT-UK@AmsatUKOct 9
BBC News article and video report on the Wick High School @GM0WHS contact with ISS: bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles… #amsat #hamradio #hamr

ISS astronaut talks to kids about games, skills and breaking things!

Scottish kids spoke to Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk in the first direct amateur radio contact between the ISS and Scotland.

bbc.co.uk
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Chris Aitken MM0WIC retweeted
AMSAT-UK@AmsatUKOct 9
The Scotsman newspaper reports on the Wick High School @GM0WHS contact with ISS: From Caithness to space: School radio club makes contact with astronauts scotsman.com/education/from-… #amsat #hamradio #hamr

From Caithness to space: School radio club contacts astronauts on space station

The stars had to align for Wick High School pupils to reach space with their radios

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Chris Aitken MM0WIC retweeted
AMSAT-UK@AmsatUKOct 9
The full 51 minute video of the Wick High School @GM0WHS International Space Station event is at youtube.com/live/YgsnZny6ZUQ… #amsat #hamradio #hamr

ARISS Contact between the ISS NA1SS and Wick High School, Wick,...

This is the video stream for the ARISS Contact between Astronaut Jo...

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Chris Aitken MM0WIC retweeted
AMSAT-UK@AmsatUKOct 9
STV News report on the Wick High School @GM0WHS contact with ISS: news.stv.tv/highlands-island… #amsat #hamradio #hamr

Pupils put questions to astronaut on International Space Station in live chat

The live question-and-answer session with Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk lasted around ten minutes.

news.stv.tv
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Chris Aitken MM0WIC retweeted
BBC Scotland News
@BBCScotlandNewsOct 8
Scottish school pupils had the rare chance to speak directly to astronauts aboard the International Space Station during a live radio transmission. The event connected pupils at Wick High School with astronauts orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth, giving them the opportunity to ask questions about life and work in space.
BBC Scotland News
@BBCScotlandNewsOct 8
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BBC Scotland News
@BBCScotlandNewsOct 8
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Didn't catch today's contact with Wick HS? The BBC did and the RSGB has all the details to listen.
RSGB
@theRSGBOct 8
Brilliant to see @BBCRadio4 cover the @ARISS_Intl contact at Wick High School today. Listen to the interview with the school's teacher and RSGB National Coding Week Coordinator Chris Aitken, MM0WIC from 39.55 via bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0032f… Well done to everyone involved with the contact and to all the students involved - some brilliant questions asked to astronaut Josh Kutryk onboard the @Space_Station #amateurradio #hamr #ISS

World at One - Most British diplomats to leave Jerusalem consulate - BBC Sounds

The UK acted under pressure from Israel.

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Chris Aitken MM0WIC retweeted
RSGB
@theRSGBOct 8
Brilliant to see @BBCRadio4 cover the @ARISS_Intl contact at Wick High School today. Listen to the interview with the school's teacher and RSGB National Coding Week Coordinator Chris Aitken, MM0WIC from 39.55 via bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0032f… Well done to everyone involved with the contact and to all the students involved - some brilliant questions asked to astronaut Josh Kutryk onboard the @Space_Station #amateurradio #hamr #ISS

World at One - Most British diplomats to leave Jerusalem consulate - BBC Sounds

The UK acted under pressure from Israel.

bbc.co.uk
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RSGB
@theRSGBOct 8
Wow, what a contact - a great set of questions from all the students - brilliant to see such a age range of students taking part too. Congratulations to @ARISS_Intl @skipperAitken @GM0WHS and everyone else who was involved in delivering the contact 🙌
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Chris Aitken MM0WIC retweeted
AMSAT-UK@AmsatUKOct 7
Ready for the ARISS - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station contact with Wick High School tomorrow, Thursday October 8 #amsat #hamradio #hamr
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Chris Aitken MM0WIC retweeted
Wick High School Radio Club@GM0WHSOct 7
Get a good night's sleep tonight everyone. @ARISS_Intl station is all set up and ready to go for us making a bit of history tomorrow as we speak to @Astro_Kutryk . A rainbow over our antennas and blue skies. It's a sign!
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Wick High School Radio Club@GM0WHSOct 6
It's all go here today as we work with the @ARISS_Intl who have kindly donated a QO-100 ground station to the club. We also had a chat with @dave_g4dpz about CubeSats and APRS
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Chris Aitken MM0WIC retweeted
NASA
@NASAOct 5
Time to bring them home 🌎 After nearly eight months aboard the @Space_Station, the four members of Crew-12 will soon head back to Earth. We’re targeting no earlier than 8:05am EDT (1205 UTC), on Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of the @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Details: go.nasa.gov/4s8iyjv
Inside the International Space Station NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members gather for a portrait in the pressure suits. From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot.

ALT Inside the International Space Station NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members gather for a portrait in the pressure suits. From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot.

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Contact change for the UK. Wick High School in Scotland will now talk with Josh Kutryk on the ISS Thursday, live via ham radio. Scheduled for 11:29 UTC | 7:29 AM ET | 12:29 PM BST direct via GB4WHS. Crew audio on 145.800 MHz FM. Check graphic for livestream and HamTV info.
Promotional graphic for an upcoming ARISS school contact. The left half shows a portrait photo of a person wearing a blue flight suit with a Canadian flag patch. The right half has a dark blue background with white and gold text. Header reads “UK Contact Upcoming.” Details list Wick High School in Wick, United Kingdom; Thursday, 08 October at 11:29 UTC, 7:29 AM ET, and 12:29 PM BST local time. The contact will be with ISS crew member Josh Kutryk, call sign KJ5BFU, using the ISS call sign NA1SS. The ground station is in Wick, Scotland, with a direct contact via GB4WHS. Audio can be heard on 145.800 MHz FM, with a note that the cross-band voice repeater will be off during the event. A livestream and HamTV downlink are planned at live.ARISS.org. White icons represent a school, calendar, astronaut helmet, ground station, radio, and the International Space Station. The ARISS logo appears in the lower-right corner. A caption at the bottom reads: “Joshua Kutryk in the VAB prior to his Crew-13

ALT Promotional graphic for an upcoming ARISS school contact. The left half shows a portrait photo of a person wearing a blue flight suit with a Canadian flag patch. The right half has a dark blue background with white and gold text. Header reads “UK Contact Upcoming.” Details list Wick High School in Wick, United Kingdom; Thursday, 08 October at 11:29 UTC, 7:29 AM ET, and 12:29 PM BST local time. The contact will be with ISS crew member Josh Kutryk, call sign KJ5BFU, using the ISS call sign NA1SS. The ground station is in Wick, Scotland, with a direct contact via GB4WHS. Audio can be heard on 145.800 MHz FM, with a note that the cross-band voice repeater will be off during the event. A livestream and HamTV downlink are planned at live.ARISS.org. White icons represent a school, calendar, astronaut helmet, ground station, radio, and the International Space Station. The ARISS logo appears in the lower-right corner. A caption at the bottom reads: “Joshua Kutryk in the VAB prior to his Crew-13

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