[OZAPRS] Rocket APRS on 146.450 this weekend

[Wavetel]

Boy .. Well I wont be about.. I know Andrew is away (5EX) and may be in 
range to actually Rx something but not gate it.. He probably hasn't 
taken 2m with him.. Its a fair leap away from any active APRS users 
(like 100's of km's) .. It looks like they are going to achieve a pretty 
good altitude in a short time and then parachute back down slowly for 
recovery.. The TX`is pretty low power so ultimately being on the range 
and gating it straight to the internet would be the best. Who knows if 
they get to 35,000 feet then it might be decodable from a few hundred 
Kms away.. I see no mention of callsigns or packet Tx timing in the docs..

All the same its real interesting and I hope it goes well.. I would have 
driven up myself for a look if I was able..
--
Tony and Eva Hunt  VK5AH

> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:24:47 +1000
> From: Richard Murnane <vk2sky at unwired.com.au>
> Subject: [OZAPRS] Rocket APRS on 146.450 this weekend
> To: VK / ZL APRS Users <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> Message-ID: <9B8040F7-AD71-4FB7-9F51-118F84779A19 at unwired.com.au>
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> See http://www.asri.org.au/SSRP/campaigns/200610/october-ssrp-campaign
>
> Perhaps some kind soul in VK5 might gateway it onto 145.175 so we can  
> all have a look. :-)
>
> Actually, I'd be curious if it even works at "rocket speed". Don't  
> GPS units stop giving reliable indications above a speed of a few  
> hundred km/h?
>
> 73 Richard VK2SKY
> ____
>
> Richard Murnane   vk2sky at unwired.com.au
>   


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