Amateur radio enthusiasts at a scouting jamboree, in Portumna pick up radio and television signals from the space shuttle Challenger.

Report shows Space shuttle in orbit. Entrance to jamboree. Radio communication between the scouts in Portumna and Challenger. Scanned image being received from Challenger.

Television pictures from space craft. Picture of earth from space craft sent to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Interview with Jonathan Breen, space craft communicator.

The reporter is Leo Enright.

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