[450] balloon launch

Bob n1ujs at toast.net
Wed Jun 29 06:03:55 EDT 2011


If you ever get around to it, feel free to add a column and share your
results.  It would be interesting (and humbling) to see the results.
Bob


On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Tyler Conlon <admin at tyconpowered.com>wrote:

> **
> Yea I will have to hook up my 847 and do the repeater test remotely.  My
> computer for the remote station is pretty messed up, I have to re-format it
> and get things back to working order.
>
> Tyler
>
>
> On 6/28/2011 10:20 PM, Bob wrote:
>
> Maybe it's "gone to heaven" heh heh.....
>
> Did you see my repeater lists?  Probably small potatoes compared to your
> footprint on the hill.....
>
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> *From:* Tyler Conlon <admin at tyconpowered.com>
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 28, 2011 10:17 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [450] balloon launch
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> We used the actual APRS frequency last launch but this time we wanted a 5
> second interval.  It turns out the APRS nazis get grumpy when you use an
> interval less than like a minute.  So we used 144.38 rather than 39.  Anyway
> because we were on the alternate frequency we wont come into any
> digipeaters/i gates.  The situation looks grim.  I might try one more flight
> from the plane to looks for this thing tomorrow.  We flew about 275 miles
> yesterday and could not hear the beacon.
>
> Tyler
>
>
> On 6/27/2011 5:48 AM, Bob wrote:
>
> Tyler,
>
> Can the APRS be tracked with the "Find U" APRS mapping application?  If so,
> what is the call sign or identifier?
>
> On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Tyler Conlon <admin at tyconpowered.com>wrote:
>
>> It did not go up until about 4:30.  Looks like we had a controller issue
>> of some kind :(  Gonna try to track it down tomorrow from the air.
>>
>>
>> Tyler
>>
>> On 6/26/2011 1:36 PM, David McKenzie wrote:
>>
>> what time is it launching?
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Tyler Conlon <admin at tyconpowered.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Our weather balloon is going to be launched in a little while from new
>>> york, here is the expected path:
>>> http://tylerconlon.com/balloon/kmls/1309105730.kml
>>>
>>> There is an aprs beacon on 144.38, and a low power beacon on 433.88ish.
>>>
>>> You should be able to hear it CT way after about 40,000 feet.
>>>
>>>
>>> Tyler
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