Transatlantic balloon attempt
I still have not heard of anyone copying the HF beacons on 30 and 40m. (10.147 and 7.102 MHz). I am curiouis about this because our next balloon flight will only have an HF beacon and nothing else.
I have been in the 400 mile footprint most of the morning, and have heard nothing, though it is tracking out past Nova Scotia just fine on APRS... http://aprs.fi/KD2AUC-1
Bob, WB4APR
---- Original message ----
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:48:18 -0000 From: [email protected] (on behalf of "Steve Daniels" [email protected]) Subject: RE: [aprsisce] Transatlantic balloon attempt To: [email protected]
For those interested tracker battery volts are showing as 9.21V. The volts are transmitted in hex in the comment field. I have one of these trackers, and it ran for 46 hours transmitting every minute on 6 AA cells. The tracker will run down to around 4V
Steve Daniels
G6UIM
Torbay Freecycle Moderator
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynn W Deffenbaugh (Mr) Sent: 24 March 2012 17:02 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [aprsisce] Transatlantic balloon attempt
We have no idea if you're receiving KD2AUC-1 direct. If you're inside the off-center black circle, then you're within the theoretical RF footprint of the balloon.
Do you have an RF interface configured?
Have you disabled messaging and/or a bunch of other things? (I tried sending a query message and received no answer nor ack to a test message)
Your raw packets at http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=VE9MB seem to indicate that you don't keep your station up 24x7 or you don't have a very reliable Internet/APRS-IS connection.
I'm also not seeing any DX status reports, but I don't remember if they are on or off in a default installation.
Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
On 3/24/2012 12:46 PM, Murry B wrote:
Curious about the balloon project guys. I am, getting KD2AUC-1 direct here is that it? VE9MB
On 3/24/2012 11:36 AM, Colin M0XSD wrote:
From the Web Page: http://www.projectbluehorizon.com/#input
30 meter 10.14661 MHz 05, 25, 45 every hour 40 meter 7.10241 MHz 10, 30, 50 every hour CW Morse Code with Latitude, Longitude, Altitude and Battery Voltage
I agree with you Bob, not the most user friendly site for finding out specific info.
73, Colin
On 24/03/2012 13:11, Bob Bruninga wrote:
> The Project Blue Horizon team is attempting to break > current Amateur Radio > high-altitude balloon record for duration n > www.projectbluehorizon.com Im surprised at the lack of information on that site. But glad to see it is up. I am seeing it here in MD. It is out off the tip of long island now at 9 AM. But I have heard nothing on HF. Are those published freqs the carrier or dial freqs? Is it CW or packet? Bob, WB4aPR__._,_.___
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The Twitter feed is reporting reception:
"Received report from KT6F hearing PBH-18 40m beacon on the US west coast, Vancouver, WA. #ARHAB #PBHVI (3/24/2012 @ 15:37)"
See http://www.projectbluehorizon.com/#mission
Track at http://www.projectbluehorizon.com/#flight
73 Trevor M5AKA
--- On Sat, 24/3/12, Bob Bruninga [email protected] wrote:
I still have not heard of anyone copying the HF beacons on 30 and 40m. (10.147 and 7.102 MHz). I am curiouis about this because our next balloon flight will only have an HF beacon and nothing else.
I have been in the 400 mile footprint most of the morning, and have heard nothing, though it is tracking out past Nova Scotia just fine on APRS... http://aprs.fi/KD2AUC-1
Bob, WB4APR
---- Original message ----
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:48:18 -0000 From: [email protected]
(on behalf of "Steve Daniels" [email protected])
Subject: RE: [aprsisce] Transatlantic balloon
attempt
For those interested tracker battery
volts are
showing as 9.21V. The volts are
transmitted in hex
in the comment field. I have one of
these trackers,
and it ran for 46 hours transmitting
every minute on
6 AA cells. The tracker will run down
to around 4V
Steve Daniels
G6UIM
Torbay Freecycle Moderator
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Lynn
W Deffenbaugh (Mr) Sent: 24 March 2012 17:02 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [aprsisce] Transatlantic
balloon
attempt
We have no idea if you're receiving
KD2AUC-1
direct. If you're
inside the off-center black
circle, then you're within the
theoretical RF
footprint of the balloon.
Do you have an RF interface
configured?
Have you disabled messaging and/or a
bunch of other
things? (I tried sending a query
message and
received no answer nor ack to a test
message)
Your raw packets at http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=VE9MB seem to indicate that you don't
keep your station
up 24x7 or you don't have a very
reliable
Internet/APRS-IS connection.
I'm also not seeing any DX status
reports, but I
don't remember if they are on or off
in a default
installation.
Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE
for Windows
Mobile and Win32
On 3/24/2012 12:46 PM, Murry B wrote:
Curious about the balloon project
guys.
I am, getting KD2AUC-1 direct here is
that it?
VE9MB
On 3/24/2012 11:36 AM, Colin M0XSD
wrote:
From the Web Page: http://www.projectbluehorizon.com/#input
30 meter 10.14661 MHz 05, 25, 45 every
hour
40 meter 7.10241 MHz 10, 30, 50 every
hour
CW Morse Code with Latitude,
Longitude, Altitude and
Battery Voltage
I agree with you Bob, not the most
user friendly
site for finding out specific info.
73, Colin
On 24/03/2012 13:11, Bob Bruninga
wrote:
> The Project Blue Horizon
team is attempting to
break > current Amateur Radio > high-altitude balloon
record for duration
n >
www.projectbluehorizon.com
Im surprised at the lack of
information on that
site. But glad to see it is up.
I am seeing it
here in MD. It is out off the
tip of long island
now at 9 AM.
But I have heard nothing on HF.
Are those
published freqs the carrier or
dial freqs? Is it
CW or packet?
Bob, WB4aPR
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At 02:28 PM 3/24/2012 -0400, "Bob Bruninga " [email protected] wrote:
I still have not heard of anyone copying the HF beacons on 30 and 40m. (10.147 and 7.102 MHz). I am curiouis about this because our next balloon flight will only have an HF beacon and nothing else.
Maybe somebody forgot to turn the transmitter on.
KB7ADL
On 3/24/2012 3:46 PM, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL wrote:
At 02:28 PM 3/24/2012 -0400, "Bob Bruninga " [email protected] wrote:
I still have not heard of anyone copying the HF beacons on 30 and 40m. (10.147 and 7.102 MHz). I am curiouis about this because our next balloon flight will only have an HF beacon and nothing else.
Maybe somebody forgot to turn the transmitter on.
They certainly forgot to reconfigure the APRS tracker. 100,000 foot flying house with a WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 path?
Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
KB7ADL
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Hi Bob.
Instead of listening for audio, try running some SDR software and look at the waterfall display for the transmission. - Should give you at least 10dB better S:N. - But you need to be really confident about the calibration of your receiver and hope the balloon TX is fairly stable...hopefully a TCXO reference.
David G0MRF
-----Original Message----- From: Bob Bruninga [email protected] To: amsat-bb [email protected] Sent: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:42 Subject: [amsat-bb] Transatlantic balloon attempt
I still have not heard of anyone copying the HF beacons on 30 and 40m. (10.147 and 7.102 MHz). I am curiouis about this because our next balloon flight will only have an HF beacon and nothing else.
I have been in the 400 mile footprint most of the morning, and have heard nothing, though it is tracking out past Nova Scotia just fine on APRS... http://aprs.fi/KD2AUC-1
Bob, WB4APR
---- Original message ----
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:48:18 -0000 From: [email protected] (on behalf of "Steve Daniels"
Subject: RE: [aprsisce] Transatlantic balloon attempt To: [email protected]
For those interested tracker battery volts are showing as 9.21V. The volts are transmitted in hex in the comment field. I have one of these trackers, and it ran for 46 hours transmitting every minute on 6 AA cells. The tracker will run down to around 4V
Steve Daniels
G6UIM
Torbay Freecycle Moderator
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynn W Deffenbaugh (Mr) Sent: 24 March 2012 17:02 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [aprsisce] Transatlantic balloon attempt
We have no idea if you're receiving KD2AUC-1 direct. If you're inside the off-center black circle, then you're within the theoretical RF footprint of the balloon.
Do you have an RF interface configured?
Have you disabled messaging and/or a bunch of other things? (I tried sending a query message and received no answer nor ack to a test message)
Your raw packets at http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=VE9MB seem to indicate that you don't keep your station up 24x7 or you don't have a very reliable Internet/APRS-IS connection.
I'm also not seeing any DX status reports, but I don't remember if they are on or off in a default installation.
Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
On 3/24/2012 12:46 PM, Murry B wrote:
Curious about the balloon project guys. I am, getting KD2AUC-1 direct here is that it? VE9MB
On 3/24/2012 11:36 AM, Colin M0XSD wrote:
From the Web Page: http://www.projectbluehorizon.com/#input
30 meter 10.14661 MHz 05, 25, 45 every hour 40 meter 7.10241 MHz 10, 30, 50 every hour CW Morse Code with Latitude, Longitude, Altitude and Battery Voltage
I agree with you Bob, not the most user friendly site for finding out specific info.
73, Colin
On 24/03/2012 13:11, Bob Bruninga wrote:
> The Project Blue Horizon team is attempting to break > current Amateur Radio > high-altitude balloon record for duration n > www.projectbluehorizon.com Im surprised at the lack of information on that site. But glad to see it is up. I am seeing it here in MD. It is out off the tip of long island now at 9 AM. But I have heard nothing on HF. Are those published freqs the carrier or dial freqs? Is it CW or packet? Bob, WB4aPR__._,_.___
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I am curious as to how they are controlling the HF beacons, as a beacon may not be automatically controlled below 28.200 MHz (Part 97.203(d)). So do they have a control link, or are they operating with no control?
Or did they receive a waiver from the FCC?
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Bruninga " [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 1:28 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Transatlantic balloon attempt
I still have not heard of anyone copying the HF beacons on 30 and 40m. (10.147 and 7.102 MHz). I am curiouis about this because our next balloon flight will only have an HF beacon and nothing else.
I have been in the 400 mile footprint most of the morning, and have heard nothing, though it is tracking out past Nova Scotia just fine on APRS... http://aprs.fi/KD2AUC-1
Bob, WB4APR
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