A local University is going to do a balloon launch and release a paper airplane this Saturday. they will have APRS on both the balloon and airplane with the goal to find both when they land. I won't be able to join the chase but just for fun I would like to use my satellite antenna array to track them. Is anyone aware of a program that will steer the antenna's based on received APRS data? I am using an LVB tracker and Yaesu 5400 setup and have SATPC32 and Nova for windows if there is some sort of an interface program. Thanks//Dave WB9YIG
And where on the planet might this "local" event be? A balloon can have a range of 400 miles or so. Lots of us can watch if we know what part of the planet this might be in...
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of David Julian Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 7:59 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] APRS Balloon antenna tracking
A local University is going to do a balloon launch and release a paper airplane this Saturday. they will have APRS on both the balloon and airplane with the goal to find both when they land. I won't be able to join the chase but just for fun I would like to use my satellite antenna array to track them. Is anyone aware of a program that will steer the antenna's based on received APRS data? I am using an LVB tracker and Yaesu 5400 setup and have SATPC32 and Nova for windows if there is some sort of an interface program.
Thanks//Dave WB9YIG _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Sorry folks, should have added more information. The Engineering department at the University of Southern Indiana is sponsoring a balloon launch with a paper airplane payload that will be released in an attempt to break the world record for a released flight. . Here is the USI High Altitude Balloon website: https://sites.google.com/site/usihab2011/
The balloon with have one APRS xmtr, W9MOK; and the plane will have another APRS xmtr, W9MOK-2. Our main concern is the plane. Tracking it so we can recover it. The information that I have is that launch will be about 8am somewhere in Illinois. The launch site chosen to the landing site will be in So. Gibson or No. Vanderburgh counties in Indiana. Exact time and launch location will be determined based on mother natures whims Thanks//Dave WB9YIG
________________________________ From: Robert Bruninga bruninga@usna.edu To: David Julian ddjulian54@yahoo.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 8:54 AM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] APRS Balloon antenna tracking
And where on the planet might this "local" event be? A balloon can have a range of 400 miles or so. Lots of us can watch if we know what part of the planet this might be in...
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of David Julian Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 7:59 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] APRS Balloon antenna tracking
A local University is going to do a balloon launch and release a paper airplane this Saturday. they will have APRS on both the balloon and airplane with the goal to find both when they land. I won't be able to join the chase but just for fun I would like to use my satellite antenna array to track them. Is anyone aware of a program that will steer the antenna's based on received APRS data? I am using an LVB tracker and Yaesu 5400 setup and have SATPC32 and Nova for windows if there is some sort of an interface program.
Thanks//Dave WB9YIG _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
As one of the current holders of the World Record I would like to wish everyone involved good luck with the flight. I used a big red bee 70cm aprs unit on the plane, very light weight. If you use APRSIS32 for tracking it has the ability to display a communication range circle based on altitude
Steve Daniels G6UIM APRSISCE/32 Beta tester and WIKI editor http://aprsisce.wikidot.com
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of David Julian Sent: 24 October 2012 01:34 To: Robert Bruninga; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: APRS Balloon antenna tracking
Sorry folks, should have added more information. The Engineering department at the University of Southern Indiana is sponsoring a balloon launch with a paper airplane payload that will be released in an attempt to break the world record for a released flight. . Here is the USI High Altitude Balloon website: https://sites.google.com/site/usihab2011/
The balloon with have one APRS xmtr, W9MOK; and the plane will have another APRS xmtr, W9MOK-2. Our main concern is the plane. Tracking it so we can recover it. The information that I have is that launch will be about 8am somewhere in Illinois. The launch site chosen to the landing site will be in So. Gibson or No. Vanderburgh counties in Indiana. Exact time and launch location will be determined based on mother natures whims Thanks//Dave WB9YIG
________________________________ From: Robert Bruninga bruninga@usna.edu To: David Julian ddjulian54@yahoo.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 8:54 AM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] APRS Balloon antenna tracking
And where on the planet might this "local" event be? A balloon can have a range of 400 miles or so. Lots of us can watch if we know what part of the planet this might be in...
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of David Julian Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 7:59 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] APRS Balloon antenna tracking
A local University is going to do a balloon launch and release a paper airplane this Saturday. they will have APRS on both the balloon and airplane with the goal to find both when they land. I won't be able to join the chase but just for fun I would like to use my satellite antenna array to track them. Is anyone aware of a program that will steer the antenna's based on received APRS data? I am using an LVB tracker and Yaesu 5400 setup and have SATPC32 and Nova for windows if there is some sort of an interface program.
Thanks//Dave WB9YIG _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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