[HCRA] FW: [Balloon] [Fwd: [UTARC Balloon] DTRC radio listeners frequency is 10.1225]

[Daniel Sullivan]

This is something to check out. This is a practice for a Trans-Atlantic balloon attempt from the US to Europe. 

http://www.db0anf.de/app/aprs/stations/digiusage-AA4UT-11 

So far they are doing a good job. Interesting choice of a low altitude flight right around where I would imagine the jet stream is, but right in the midst of civil aviation air space. I would have thought they would have gone up about 10k FT and steered clear of that.

Dan S


> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 15:27:36 -0500
> From: bgelb at MIT.EDU
> To: bgelb at mit.edu
> CC: w1mx-balloon at mit.edu; balloon at viennawireless.org
> Subject: Re: [Balloon] [Fwd: [UTARC Balloon] DTRC radio listeners frequency is 10.1225]
>
> An APRS track (its still in range on VHF) is here:
>
> http://aprs.fi/?call=aa4ut-11&mt=m&z=11&timerange=3600
>
> -Ben
>
> Ben Gelb wrote:
>> Mission has been underway for 5 hours 20 minutes, and the balloon has
>> traveled about 410 miles so far, according to the live tracking page:
>>
>> http://www.spiritofknoxville.com/status.html
>>
>> They're not trying to cross the ocean yet, just trying to stay aloft
>> for multiple days.
>>
>> Ben
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [UTARC Balloon] DTRC radio listeners frequency is 10.1225
>> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 14:44:20 -0500
>> From: Dan Bowen 
>> To: announcements UTARC 
>> CC: Balloon Sked , GPSL at yahoogroups.com
>> References: 
>>
>>
>>
>> UX-19 "Spirit of Knoxville I" radio listeners: John W2KI in Harriman,
>> NY reports reception of HF signal on 10.1225 usb plus 1500hz audio.
>> Schedule is as follows:
>>
>>
>> * VHF APRS: position and every 21 seconds, telemetry every 63 seconds
>> * HF RTTY Daytime: position and telemetry on the following minutes
>> past the hour: 0 10 20 30 40 50
>> * HF CW Daytime: position on the following minutes past the hour: 5
>> 15 35 45
>> * HF RTTY Nighttime(between 2300 through 0500 in balloon's local
>> time zone): position and telemetry on the following minutes past
>> the hour: 0 30
>> * HF CW Nighttime (between 2300 through 0500 in balloon's local time
>> zone): position on the following minutes past the hour: 15 45
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dan Bowen
>> K2VOL
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> *From: *John Hirth >
>>> *Date: *December 1, 2007 2:37:42 PM EST
>>> *To: *UTARC general chat list >
>>> *Subject: **[UTARC Chat] HF copy*
>>> *Reply-To: *UTARC general chat list >> >
>>>
>>> FYI: I have good HF RTTY copy on 30m at 10.122.5 usb plus about
>>> 1500Hz audio. You may want to publicize this freq to the DTRC
>>> volunteers. With transmittions so intermittent it will be hard to
>>> find the signal with random tuning.
>>>
>>> 73 and GL to all. Great Job!
>>>
>>> John W2KI
>>> Harriman, NY
>>>
>>>
>>> (now also CW)
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> chat site list
>>> chat at utarc.org 
>>> http://deathstar.asa.utk.edu/mailman/listinfo/chat
>>
>>
>>
>> Dan Bowen
>>
>> Program Manager
>> UTARC Experimental High Altitude Balloon Program
>> University of Tennessee Amateur Radio Club
>> Knoxville, TN
>>
>>
>>
>
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