I now have a (presently bare-bones) GPSL 2005 page available at www.superlaunch.org. Thanks to Bill Brown WB8ELK for snagging this domain name. He has...
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Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
wallio@...
Nov 8, 2004 12:48 pm
TVNSP now holds our top ONSET slot at 117,260ft. Standing by for more results. TNX es 73 de Ralph Wallio, WØRPK wallio@... ...
Apoligies if you get copies from all four lists..... I've been poking around some websites for info on PCB layout software and companies that will manufacture...
Not quite the answer you're looking for.... I use Ares Lite by Labcenter electronics. It allows me to create a mask of the baord that I can shoot on my UV...
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wb8elk@...
Nov 8, 2004 6:18 pm
My recommendations: Board houses: www.expresspcb.com - They have a free PCB schematic capture and a free PCB layout program that works pretty well....$51 for 3...
I've used Eagle CadSoft for a large number of projects: http://www.cadsoftusa.com/ They offer a Windoze and Linux based tool. Freeware, Non-Profit, and ...
I replied to some of you regarding a couple of PCB manufacturers yesterday. Some of my confusion came from two places with similar sounding names and similar...
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Mike Manes
manes@...
Nov 11, 2004 5:15 am
Hi Mark, I use perfboard for all my onesy balloon payload stuff. Much faster and cheaper than going PC board, and a whole lot easier to modify. For RF and...
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Mike Manes
manes@...
Nov 11, 2004 5:15 am
Hi James, Sorry to hear about yer losing a one-on-one with Ma Nature. Been there. EOSS's launch scrub criterion for any balloon is 10 kt, and 5 kt for a...
I got the following from the READY mailing list: A total power shutdown (outage) at our NOAA offices is planned for Saturday, 20 November, beginning at 0800L...
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Mike Manes
manes@...
Dec 1, 2004 9:17 pm
Thanks for that head's up, Tim! I has assumed that the prohibition on cell phones aboard commercial aircraft had to do with EMC issues with comm/nav systems....
Hi everyone, A bit of good news for me and my family, but it impacts the balloon flying next summer. Shari and I are expecting our second child next July....
Good luck to you and yours on the to be "new born". The consensus in the NE Oklahoma area is that if it is on a holiday weekend no one wil be able to go due to...
I'm gone the weekend of 9 - 16 July and the first two weekends in August aren't too good either. Non-holiday weekends tend to work better for us, but I don't...
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Mike Manes
manes@...
Dec 7, 2004 8:05 pm
Hi Mark, Well, I guess early congratulations are in order! Unfortunately, June and July are jam-packed as usual for EOSS. We have Space Grant flights ...
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Mike Manes
manes@...
Dec 7, 2004 11:07 pm
Hi Mark, You should have my earlier email response. From that you'll learn that EOSS is already committed to a Colo Space Grant flight - Upward Bound native...
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Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
wallio@...
Dec 11, 2004 5:08 pm
QSYing this round table to GPSL for a wider discussion ... Responding to Mark's discussion of the potential of 12-18hr flights, I have a scheme that appears to...
We've experimented with this concept a little. We were successfully able to glue an eye-bolt to the top of the "MAIN" balloon and attach the "BOOSTER" above....
What kind of glue? For a duration flight, it would seem the glue would affect the balloon's longevity. I wonder if the "booster" could be flown right next to...
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Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
wallio@...
Dec 11, 2004 5:44 pm
Regarding balloons bouncing off of each other, see the image at http://www.amrad.pt/lancamento_cinelsat2.php. This configuration flew for 15hrs+ (15hrs is all...
I'm copying Don's repeater very roughly on a discone in the attic here in Hutchinson, KS. The glue was some 3M stuff that was kind of tricky to get a hold of....
