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Bopping through the wild blue, Amateur Radio Field Day makes a connection The Kennebunk-based New England Radio Discussion Society facilitated a talk between Sea Road School students and an International Space Station in January. Share The New England Radio Discussion Society will host a field day to which the public is invited 2 to 5 p.m. June 26 outside at The New School in Kennebunk. Above, members Susan Bloomfield and John Nowacki set up at a prior event. Courtesy photo KENNEBUNK – Interest in amateur, often called “ham” radio began at the turn of the 20th century. It was a way p...

Sea Road students chat ‘long distance’ to astronaut on the International Space Station Amateur radio and the internet made the conversation with astronaut Michael Hopkins possible. Share Sea Road School students chatted with NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, Jan. 21. The screenshot shows students who asked the questions, an image of the astronaut, and some of those who helped make the link work. Ann Stockbridge courtesy photo KENNEBUNK – How did NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins feel when, in space, he looked back and saw the earth for the...