APRS Balloon launch today from California Bay area!
On Thursday 9 June we will be doing a high-altitude balloon launch of our prototype Phonesat spacecraft.... It will have a separate APRS VHF beacon, but what we're really interested is collecting the data from the satellite's UHF beacon. It would be great if people can ...send us back any data to to mikesafyan@gmail.com
PhoneSat Details: - Frequency: 437.092MHz AX.25 AFSK - PhoneSat Callsign(s): KJ6KKZ (primary), K5RDY (temporarily during a reboot) - Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/NASA_Phonesat, follow us for live updates!
Balloon/APRS Details: - Launch Time: 10-10:30AM (PDT?) (follow twitter for updates) - Launch Location: Valverde Park (outside of Manteca) - APRS tracking: Callsign KF7ODR-1
Predicted Path: http://habhub.org/predict/#!/uuid=e4826f7ae71c69c1abac515a20d8e821b20f78bf
Also, here is an article on their previous flight: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/11/cell-phones-space-smartphone-nasa/
73, The PhoneSat team
I thought per FCC rulings that cell phone use in these balloon flights is not legal?
Joe WB9SBD
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On 6/9/2011 8:27 AM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
APRS Balloon launch today from California Bay area!
On Thursday 9 June we will be doing a high-altitude balloon launch of our prototype Phonesat spacecraft.... It will have a separate APRS VHF beacon, but what we're really interested is collecting the data from the satellite's UHF beacon. It would be great if people can ...send us back any data to to mikesafyan@gmail.com
PhoneSat Details:
- Frequency: 437.092MHz AX.25 AFSK
- PhoneSat Callsign(s): KJ6KKZ (primary), K5RDY (temporarily during a
reboot)
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/NASA_Phonesat, follow us for live updates!
Balloon/APRS Details:
- Launch Time: 10-10:30AM (PDT?) (follow twitter for updates)
- Launch Location: Valverde Park (outside of Manteca)
- APRS tracking: Callsign KF7ODR-1
Predicted Path: http://habhub.org/predict/#!/uuid=e4826f7ae71c69c1abac515a20d8e821b20f78bf
Also, here is an article on their previous flight: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/11/cell-phones-space-smartphone-nasa/
73, The PhoneSat team
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Where does it say there's a cellphone?
On 09-Jun-11 14:24, Joe wrote:
I thought per FCC rulings that cell phone use in these balloon flights is not legal?
Joe WB9SBD
The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 6/9/2011 8:27 AM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
APRS Balloon launch today from California Bay area!
On Thursday 9 June we will be doing a high-altitude balloon launch of our prototype Phonesat spacecraft.... It will have a separate APRS VHF beacon, but what we're really interested is collecting the data from the satellite's UHF beacon. It would be great if people can ...send us back any data to to mikesafyan@gmail.com
PhoneSat Details:
- Frequency: 437.092MHz AX.25 AFSK
- PhoneSat Callsign(s): KJ6KKZ (primary), K5RDY (temporarily during a
reboot)
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/NASA_Phonesat, follow us for live updates!
Balloon/APRS Details:
- Launch Time: 10-10:30AM (PDT?) (follow twitter for updates)
- Launch Location: Valverde Park (outside of Manteca)
- APRS tracking: Callsign KF7ODR-1
Predicted Path: http://habhub.org/predict/#!/uuid=e4826f7ae71c69c1abac515a20d8e821b20f78bf
Also, here is an article on their previous flight: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/11/cell-phones-space-smartphone-nasa/
73, The PhoneSat team
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Ok, Smartphone,
Me Bad, I thought this was just another group using a cellphone on a balloon flight. Upon further reading I see they did take the data out of the "Phone" and downlink it via "Ham Radio" Who's call I wonder?
But i guess i jumped the Gun
Sorry,
Joe WB9SBD
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On 6/9/2011 10:46 AM, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
Where does it say there's a cellphone?
On 09-Jun-11 14:24, Joe wrote:
I thought per FCC rulings that cell phone use in these balloon flights is not legal?
Joe WB9SBD
The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 6/9/2011 8:27 AM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
APRS Balloon launch today from California Bay area!
On Thursday 9 June we will be doing a high-altitude balloon launch of our prototype Phonesat spacecraft.... It will have a separate APRS VHF beacon, but what we're really interested is collecting the data from the satellite's UHF beacon. It would be great if people can ...send us back any data to to mikesafyan@gmail.com
PhoneSat Details:
- Frequency: 437.092MHz AX.25 AFSK
- PhoneSat Callsign(s): KJ6KKZ (primary), K5RDY (temporarily during a
reboot)
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/NASA_Phonesat, follow us for live
updates!
Balloon/APRS Details:
- Launch Time: 10-10:30AM (PDT?) (follow twitter for updates)
- Launch Location: Valverde Park (outside of Manteca)
- APRS tracking: Callsign KF7ODR-1
Predicted Path: http://habhub.org/predict/#!/uuid=e4826f7ae71c69c1abac515a20d8e821b20f78bf
Also, here is an article on their previous flight: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/11/cell-phones-space-smartphone-nasa/
73, The PhoneSat team
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Maybe this?
Also, here is an article on their previous flight: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/11/cell-phones-space-smartphone-nasa/ 73,
Dave - KB1PVH
Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X On Jun 9, 2011 10:59 AM, "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" nigel@ngunn.net wrote:
Where does it say there's a cellphone?
On 09-Jun-11 14:24, Joe wrote:
I thought per FCC rulings that cell phone use in these balloon flights is not legal?
Joe WB9SBD
The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 6/9/2011 8:27 AM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
APRS Balloon launch today from California Bay area!
On Thursday 9 June we will be doing a high-altitude balloon launch of our prototype Phonesat spacecraft.... It will have a separate APRS VHF beacon, but what we're really interested is collecting the data from the satellite's UHF beacon. It would be great if people can ...send us back any data to to mikesafyan@gmail.com
PhoneSat Details:
- Frequency: 437.092MHz AX.25 AFSK
- PhoneSat Callsign(s): KJ6KKZ (primary), K5RDY (temporarily during a
reboot)
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/NASA_Phonesat, follow us for live
updates!
Balloon/APRS Details:
- Launch Time: 10-10:30AM (PDT?) (follow twitter for updates)
- Launch Location: Valverde Park (outside of Manteca)
- APRS tracking: Callsign KF7ODR-1
Predicted Path:
http://habhub.org/predict/#!/uuid=e4826f7ae71c69c1abac515a20d8e821b20f78bf
Also, here is an article on their previous flight:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/11/cell-phones-space-smartphone-nasa/
73, The PhoneSat team
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The smartphone was just the computer and sensors. The communication was by UHF radio.
On 09-Jun-11 15:09, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote:
Maybe this?
Also, here is an article on their previous flight: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/11/ cell-phones-space-smartphone-nasa/ 73,
The 4kg nanosatellite STRaND-1 developed in the UK by University of Surrey and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) will be flying a Smartphone, see
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2011/mobile_phone_in_orbit.htm
I recall they were hoping to launch by the end of the year.
The great thing about flying Smartphones is you get loads of Processing Power, a Still/Video Camera and GPS in a very small and very cheap board.
73 Trevor M5AKA
--- On Thu, 9/6/11, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF nigel@ngunn.net wrote:
The smartphone was just the computer and sensors. The communication was by UHF radio.
On 09-Jun-11 15:09, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote:
Maybe this?
Also, here is an article on their previous flight: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/11/ cell-phones-space-smartphone-nasa/ 73,
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Balloon is up! http://aprs.fi/KF7ODR-1 But their main interest is their UHF packet downlink on 437.092
-----Original Message----- From: aprssig-bounces@tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org] On Behalf Of Bob Bruninga Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 9:28 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: 'TAPR APRS Mailing List' Subject: [aprssig] FW: NASA Ames Phonesat Balloon Launch
APRS Balloon launch today from California Bay area!
On Thursday 9 June we will be doing a high-altitude balloon launch of our prototype Phonesat spacecraft.... It will have a separate APRS VHF beacon, but what we're really interested is collecting the data from the satellite's UHF beacon. It would be great if people can ...send us back any data to to mikesafyan@gmail.com
PhoneSat Details: - Frequency: 437.092MHz AX.25 AFSK - PhoneSat Callsign(s): KJ6KKZ (primary), K5RDY (temporarily during a reboot) - Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/NASA_Phonesat, follow us for live updates!
Balloon/APRS Details: - Launch Time: 10-10:30AM (PDT?) (follow twitter for updates) - Launch Location: Valverde Park (outside of Manteca) - APRS tracking: Callsign KF7ODR-1
Predicted Path: http://habhub.org/predict/#!/uuid=e4826f7ae71c69c1abac515a20d8e821b20f78bf
Also, here is an article on their previous flight: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/11/cell-phones-space-smartphone-nasa/
73, The PhoneSat team
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Balloon is up! http://aprs.fi/KF7ODR-1 But their main interest is their UHF packet downlink on 437.092
My TM-D700 in Berkeley doesn't seem to go to lower step size than 5khz, but I can sorta hear some squawking on 437.090 ... at least it's better than 437.09375 ...
But, alas, my radio doesn't decode any messages.
/jordan KG6UAE
Last path:KF7ODR-1>3W5VYP via WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KI6JJW-1 [http://aprs.fi/info/KI6JJW-1] (seriously-bad) [http://d1dhsh1i77j8ju.cloudfront.net/img/path-seriously-bad.png] This station appears to be flying at high altitude and using digipeaters, which causes serious congestion in the APRS network. The tracker should be configured to only use digipeaters when at low altitude APRS.FI is mad at you! 73 Joe N3HGB
On June 9, 2011 at 3:09 PM Jordan Hayes KG6UAE kg6uae@arrl.net wrote:
Balloon is up! http://aprs.fi/KF7ODR-1 But their main interest is their UHF packet downlink on 437.092
My TM-D700 in Berkeley doesn't seem to go to lower step size than 5khz, but I can sorta hear some squawking on 437.090 ... at least it's better than 437.09375 ...
But, alas, my radio doesn't decode any messages.
/jordan KG6UAE
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AMSAT/APRS?
Did anyone capture any of the Phonesat UHF beacon data? The NASA AMES folks are asking. So far, no one has sent them any data (to the email address they provided below). I do remember someone saying they could hear it but not decode it. Any others?
Of course the APRS tracking was received by all, and it made a nice track on APRS.FI, but the question was the UHF downlink.
Bob, Wb4APR
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bob Bruninga Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 9:28 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: 'TAPR APRS Mailing List' Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: NASA Ames Phonesat Balloon Launch
APRS Balloon launch today from California Bay area!
On Thursday 9 June we will be doing a high-altitude balloon launch of our prototype Phonesat spacecraft.... It will have a separate APRS VHF beacon, but what we're really interested is collecting the data from the satellite's UHF beacon. It would be great if people can ...send us back any data to to mikesafyan@gmail.com
PhoneSat Details: - Frequency: 437.092MHz AX.25 AFSK - PhoneSat Callsign(s): KJ6KKZ (primary), K5RDY (temporarily during a reboot) - Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/NASA_Phonesat, follow us for live updates!
Balloon/APRS Details: - Launch Time: 10-10:30AM (PDT?) (follow twitter for updates) - Launch Location: Valverde Park (outside of Manteca) - APRS tracking: Callsign KF7ODR-1
Predicted Path: http://habhub.org/predict/#!/uuid=e4826f7ae71c69c1abac515a20d8e821b20f78bf
Also, here is an article on their previous flight: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/11/cell-phones-space-smartphone-nasa/
73, The PhoneSat team
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