[OZAPRS] FW: APRS Project

Mike Zwingl oe3mzc oe3mzc at oevsv.at
Wed May 6 04:22:35 EST 2009


I would advise to use an OPENTRACKER1 plus OT1+ from argent data
with all telemetry options...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff" <geoff at gatwards.org>
To: <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:53 AM
Subject: [OZAPRS] FW: APRS Project


> Anyone able to help out Alex with a balloon tracking experiment ????
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> He's not an amateur but looking for some APRS expertise to assist J
>
> If you are able to help out let me know and I'll put Alex in touch with 
> you.
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> Geoff    VK2XJG
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> Geoff,
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> My name is Alex, hope you don't mind sending you this email out of the 
> blue,
> I found your name at http://vk2.aprs.net.au/vk2regions.php and as the
> authour of the APRS presentation at
> http://www.bmarc.org/reports/vk2xjg090206/aprs-intro.pdf.
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> I have been putting together an amatuer high-altitude balloon project in 
> my
> spare time. Looking at other similar projects on the web, it seems like
> amatuer radio, and in particular APRS, would be an excellent solution for
> tacking of the balloon during the flight.
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> After researching APRS a bit more, it seems like the initial expertise and
> expense might be a bit out of my league for this one off project. I was
> therefore wondering if anyone in the NSW amatuer radio community would be
> interested in collaborating on the project.
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>
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> I was wondering as the point of contact for the Sydney region of amatuer
> radio operators, could you suggest a way that I could get in contact with
> the community to discuss the idea of a collaboration, or alternatively 
> could
> you point me in the direction of someone who could.
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> As I'm sure it's obvious I have absolutely no experience in the field, so 
> my
> apologies if I'm asking something stupid or in the wrong place. Please let
> me know if I can provide any more info to help.
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> Thanks again for your help
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>
> Alex H
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