Taylor U. will be flying two ballloons at GPSL. 1) 900 Mhz Spread Spectrum Command Uplink / Downlink, 2.4 Ghz POD Network, 900 Mhz Spread Spectrum HALO...
BASE (DePauw): Primary tracking: 900 MHz spread spectrum. We've flown with Taylor before with no cross-talk problems. Secondary tracking - frequency...
Brian, EOSS requests the following frequencies for use during the 2008 GPSL flight. 1) Primary tracking freq requested: 144.34 MHZ a) Do you have freq agile...
Might also get input on APRS time slotting capabilities. Some beacons will initialize GPS time only on the first valid RMC or GGA, and then use RC or piezo...
Hi All, Witht he conversation of all the lists on long duration ballooning. And how the latex ones are supposedbly to rot pretty fast . so when we made our...
Hi Joe, EOSS experienced a premature burst of a Totex 3000 gm a few years ago. It was carrying about 22 lb - lighter than typical - and it flat out burst at...
No way this hit the deck, The wire was aluminum fence wire. it was incredibly lightweight, even if the balloon lost 505 of it's lift it still would have had...
OK, then, you mighta got a lemon after all. Might be worth another shot? Coulda been some dood with a 22? That FD vertical we did was a 5/8 wave at 160m made...
Not that that was a big deal, being it cost a whopping 7 bucks i think 7 or 9 he he he, Oh i plan on doing it again, why two balloons/ what size and what...
Hi all, Due to a variety of circumstances, NSTAR will not be participating in the 2008 GPSL. We hope to be at the 2009 event, though, and we'll certainly miss...
Hi Bruce, The primary cause of flight string oscillation during ascent is wind shear, i.e., variations in horizontal wind velocity vs. altitude. This is Ma ...
Hi Bruce, That was one weird motion. We here at NSS has never had one rotate in a matter of a cone's motion like that. Strange. I'd suspect the long arms and...
Hi Bruce, What I wanted to convey is that the "pendulum effect" aka "Sammy Kay Effect" ("Swing and sway with Sammy Kay!" for you post-boomers) is mainly caused...
Mike,, What do you think caused that cone spiral effect they had? We never had a flight do that, of course we has spin anlong the payload axis, and a side to...
Hi Joe, Firefox didn't show the movie - just a huge page of garbage text. So I can't tell. I refuse to install the virus-bait WMP on my machine. So all I...
the video files are shockwave files,, firefox should play them just fine. I use fox here myself all the time.. and still old netscaps for mail, won't touch IE:...
yeah if you had a down to the inch accurate GPS with a continous output and then plotted it, the payload profile would be indeed a ohhh 4 to 6 foot spiral,...
full story at: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j037p6KBSOGf46HoBgu15lsCUGUgD91NUPR G2 google "kent couch" for more news coverage ... Man flying lawn chair...
full story at: http://www.topnews.in/lawn-chair-balloonist-arrives-idaho-251228 Washington - An Oregon man reclining on a green lawn chair suspended by giant...
Hi Deb, Here’s the list of EOSS folks who want to order lunch for Friday. Benji Campbell Don Fraser Marty Griffin Nick Hanks Daryl Hartner Glenn Hetchler ...
Have received about 27 lunch orders. Thanks to all who responded so far and a gentle reminder that we need a final count and payment as soon as you can. ...
PAUL - VERY sorry to hear you won't be able to make GPSL this year. Have a great summer and maybe we will see you on Saturday if you can make it then....
Yes there will be Four for Lunch. Thank you Jeff Dailey ... From: dlkaiser23 <dlkaiser@...> To: GPSL@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 6, 2008 6:31:11...
Just so everyone is clear: Paul/NearSys will be at GPSL but needs help tracking. NSTAR will not fly but may help with launch and chase if we can make it. 73...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0706-peeps-space-insidejul06,0,4436084.story Features one of the Adler Planetarium's Far Horizons flights....
Dear friends, BASE 26 is being delayed by about 24 hours in anticipation of the passage of a slowing moving cold front. New launch date and time is 10 July at...
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