A new 10.7m high mast is to be constructed at Lincoln's Priory LSST school.
Planning permission was granted for the mast to enable members of the school's radio club to send signals further.
The young radio boffins have been chatting to other radio stations around the globe from their broom cupboard since 2003.
A new mast will boost their signal, clear interference and enable the children to send messages into space.
The club, which meets after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays was set up by former BBC engineer David Mackinder.
"I was involved with radio for 17 years so when I came into teaching I thought it was a nice thing to do because it's something I know about and there are so many different aspects they can get involved with," he said.
With help from NASA, which is actively encouraging school pupils to use satellites for communication, the radio club will soon be able to track a satellite and talk to astronauts working on space stations.
To become an amateur radio entrepreneur, members must pass the Amateur Radio Foundation Licence training course administered by the Radio Communications Foundation and the Radio Society of Great Britain.
For more on the radio club, the new mast and what the pupils think, see Saturday's Lincolnshire Echo.
Source : eHam.net
