Hi Bob The tracker was a bigredbee high power 2M unit, I used one on a balloon flight and it's now in my car as G6UIM-9 http://www.bigredbee.com/blgps_2mhp.htm
Launch announcements here http://www.arhab.org/ARHABlaunchannouncements.html
Most of the technical chat happened on the GPSL yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GPSL
you don't need to be running APRSIS32 but it makes using ANSRVR easier, if you are interested in Balloons I suggest joining the BALLOON group on ANSRVR that will give you automatic notification of Balloon launches the callsign and the location of the launch, and also notify you of Balloon burst. If you track a balloon using APRSIS32 you will also get the option of displaying the Balloon communication range circle, so you can see if you are in range. http://aprsisce.wikidot.com/doc:ansrvr
I have suggested that the tracker software is modified to switch frequency and path based on longitude. 144.390MHz in the states, 145.825MHz path ARISS over ocean, and then 144.800MHz over Europe If lucky you then stand a chance of getting a report via ISS or PCSAT whilst out of range of land based stations.
And APRSIS32 also includes the ability to track satellites
Steve Daniels G6UIM
-----Original Message----- From: aprssig-bounces@tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org] On Behalf Of Bob Bruninga Sent: 14 December 2011 21:08 To: 'Nick' Cc: 'TAPR APRS Mailing List'; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [aprssig] Coast-to-Coast Balloon Flight
This transcontinential and trans-Atlantic Balloon mission was fantastic!
But in reviewing all the hundreds of emails and minute-by-minute tracking excitement, I just went back to read about the balloon itself, and can find nothing.
The original post referred to the California Near SpaCe Project as being the owners.
http://californianearspaceproject.com/
But in reviewing all the emails, I can find no other reference to WHO launched it and what it is.
Further, going to that site has NO NEWS about this mission, other than a link to APRS.FI which we are all using to track it.
So what gives? Are there no pictures of the launch, or who owns it? Or did I just miss the memo...
Bob, WB4APR
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