UX-19 "Spirit of Knoxville I" radio listeners: John W2KI in Harriman, NY reports reception of HF signal on 10.1225 usb plus 1500hz audio. Schedule is as...
Correction - that should be received using LSB when the DTRC settings are left as downloaded (MMTTY Engine setup preference: Reverse not checked) ... Dan...
Hi, I've been monitoring 10.2200 and 10.2205 MHz on CW with a narrow filter for several hours from my QTH in Denver CO area with no joy - just a few RST 119...
Hi Mike, I'm monitoring 10.123.2 MHz USB at the moment and getting it as audio 2300hz.....too weak to copy much but have seen it on the waterfall trace every...
3109.0193 -07607.7682 5941m Received via RTTY. This fix is ~330mi east of Jacksonville FL. TNX es 73 de Ralph Wallio, WØRPK W0RPK@... ...
Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
W0RPK@...
Dec 1, 2007 11:05 pm
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Hi Bill, OK, then that would put the carrier on 10,123.2 - 2.300 KHz = 10.120.9 KHz. Perhaps I've not been listening on the right freq. 73 de Mike W5VSI ... --...
The 2331Z report shows an altitude of ~14K' with 250 fpm descent rate from http://spiritofknoxville.com/status.html. She's a'headin' ta Davy Jones's locker,...
Now even with our record of 45 & 0 this one NSS would NOT be able to get back. At least not anytime soon,, Hey a technicality question here. for the...
What has happened to Paul Vehage's book Near Space that used to be here: http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/resources/custapps/app_nearspace.asp Is it gone...
Dear friends, Has anyone flown the Byonics MicroTrak 300 with the 1/4 wave whip antenna? I'm planning on flying the system with a Garmin 18 and can easily fly...
I have flown two of them with the standard wire whips and they both worked fine. In fact, my 32 hour flight that launched from Bill Brown's "20th Anniversary...
... I haven't, but I'd suggest using if possible a second 1/4 wave whip to comprise a full 1/2 wave dipole. This is what I've done on our payloads. The 1/4...
Hi Howard, Since a whip requires a counterpoise and will pump full feed current thru whatever "ground" it sees, I think you could avoid a mess of EMC problems ...
Thanks, Walter EOSS will be flying the 6th Big Blue glider experiment again next April. We'll be launching from our Windsor CO site. One of those videos was...
Howard, I've flown two missions with the MicroTrak300 with it's standard 1/4 wave wire whip....I was going to add a 1/4 wave ground wire for a better match, ...
HIGHLAND PLANTATION -- When Stanley Giguere went out deer hunting Nov. 24, he was startled by what he said looked like a big orange parachute in a tree near...
Hi Folks, While googling for balloon storage temperature info, found this comparison between Totex natural latex and Pawan (India) neoprene balloon burst...
... From: "Dan Wietchy" <powellite52@...> To: <oklahoma_research_balloons@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 7:59 PM Subject: [ORB] TV...
Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
W0RPK@...
Dec 11, 2007 10:48 am
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[Our GPSL list will not allow the application attachment to be included. I will forward it via direct e-mail as requested. -- Ralph W0RPK] ... From: "T....
Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
W0RPK@...
Dec 11, 2007 10:53 am
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Here's a update on the BigRedBee family of transmitters that you may find interesting. A 1 and 4 watt version of the BeeLine GPS Telemtry Transmitter is now ...
Hi Dan, EOSS has been flying 70cm DSB-AM ATV off and on since 1990. We use a PC Electronics KPA-5 transmitter and a W6AOL little wheel horizontal gain omni...
For you experienced HABists: I understand there will be variability in what different groups of fliers do but I'm trying to wrap my head around the following: ...
Hi Pete, EOSS beacons GGA every 30 sec and RMC & TLM every 60 sec on our single and two-fer flights out of Colorado. For GPSL, we back off to 60 sec to share ...
Hi Pete, NSTAR's main payload will last about 8-10 hours on its batteries. The backup APRS payload will run about 16 hours, mainly limited by the internal ...
Our regular transmissions on 144.34 are every 30 seconds, and contain time/lat/lon/course/speed/altitude all in one packet. Below 2000 ft AGL, we transmit...
... I'm still testing, but the battery life of the 1 Watt BeeLine GPS looks to be about 24 hours with a 1000 mah 3.7V li-poly battery transmitting once every...
OK, it's winter and I'm not flying but still planning of my first HAB flight. In reading several HAB web site often references are made to the temperature...
NearSys uses a LM335 temperature sensor and ADC. On BalloonSats, it's a Hobo data logger or BalloonSat Flight computer with a LM335. Today the data is stored...