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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Preparations are gathering pace now for the Project Horus balloon team’s launch campaign being run out of Mildura on Sunday May 27<sup>th</sup>. In addition to the previously announced flight, the group will now be launching an additional balloon as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As a recap, the plans are as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>HORUS-26 – Balloon Repeater Flight<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Launch Time: ~0800 AEST Sunday May 27<sup>th </sup> (2200Hrs UTC May 26<sup>th</sup>)<sup> </sup><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Voice Repeater: Uplink = 438.900 MHz NBFM – 123Hz CTCSS Tone access required, Downlink = 147.500 MHz NBFM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>APRS Beacon: 145.175 – VK5ARG-11<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RTTY Telemetry: 434.075MHz 300Baud (decodable with FL-Digi software and a sound card)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>HORUS-27 – Video Camera Flight<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Launch Time: ~0900 AEST Sunday May 27<sup>th </sup> (2300Hrs UTC May 26<sup>th</sup>)<sup> </sup><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>APRS Beacon: 145.175 – VK5ARG-12<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RTTY Telemetry: 434.650MHz 300Baud (TBC)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Head over to the project’s website for more information: <a href="http://www.projecthorus.org/">http://www.projecthorus.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Grant VK5GR<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>