[OZAPRS] Project Horus High Altitude Balloon Launches: Sunday May 27th (Multiple)

[Nik Presser]

Nice video, Michael. A good explanation for those that don't know too much about tracking & operating these balloon payloads. 

Bit of a shame you left one important interface cable at home... :-)

Cheers,

Nik Presser
VK3BA
Geelong
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michael Carey 
  To: Australian APRS Users 
  Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 8:26 PM
  Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Project Horus High Altitude Balloon Launches: Sunday May 27th (Multiple)


  I was out this morning at my favourite quiet RF receive spot, this is 
  where I do my weak signal work... it's just too noisy at home.
  I was able to work the cross-band repeater, receive (but not decode due 
  to my stuff up) the telemetry on 70cm... and I was able to receive quite 
  a few of the APRS frames on my HamHUD in the car.  I was able to hear 
  quite a bit while the balloon was still below the horizon.

  I have some video up on YouTube as well.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MBtTP5RG-k

  It was a fun morning... the Project Horus guys did an excellent job!

  Michael.
  VK5ZEA

  On 27/05/2012 19:06, Andrew Scott wrote:
  > 30 seconds of vision from my place in melbourne today.
  >
  > i was busy in the morning and arrived late, didnt actually to talk into the device.
  >
  > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdKqlUcCyh4
  >
  > the ballon burst not long after this was recorded.
  >
  > thanks
  >
  > On 22/05/2012, at 8:59 PM, Grant VK5GR wrote:
  >
  >> Everyone,
  >>
  >> Preparations are gathering pace now for the Project Horus balloon team’s launch campaign being run out of Mildura on Sunday May 27th. In addition to the previously announced flight, the group will now be launching an additional balloon as well.
  >>
  >> As a recap, the plans are as follows:
  >>
  >> HORUS-26 – Balloon Repeater Flight
  >> Launch Time:       ~0800 AEST Sunday May 27th  (2200Hrs UTC May 26th)
  >> Voice Repeater:     Uplink = 438.900 MHz NBFM – 123Hz CTCSS Tone access required,   Downlink = 147.500 MHz NBFM
  >> APRS Beacon:   145.175 – VK5ARG-11
  >> RTTY Telemetry:    434.075MHz  300Baud   (decodable with FL-Digi software and a sound card)
  >>
  >> HORUS-27 – Video Camera Flight
  >> Launch Time:       ~0900 AEST Sunday May 27th  (2300Hrs UTC May 26th)
  >> APRS Beacon:   145.175 – VK5ARG-12
  >> RTTY Telemetry:  434.650MHz  300Baud (TBC)
  >>
  >> Flight times are estimated to be between 3-4 Hours and the footprint will extend as far east as Sydney, west to Streaky Bay (South Australia) – south to Burnie (VK7) and north nearly to VK4, with coverage in Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide simultaneously.
  >>
  >> The Project Horus team are looking forward to meeting everyone at the AGM and hope that those not in Mildura can still participate by making contacts through the balloon repeater and by helping out with the beacon tracking on the RTTY payloads and APRS.
  >>
  >> Head over to the project’s website for more information:http://www.projecthorus.org/
  >>
  >> Regards,
  >> Grant VK5GR
  >>
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