[K3PZN-List] Planning PICetSat Mission at Our Hamfest

[Curt Milton]

Pat

a few thoughts come to mind --

a. determining which method is most effective under small signal, and varying 
signal conditions.  one could even experimentally hang a picsat up high in the 
wind and have some in LOS take some data.  my suspicion is that more folk will 
have gear for CW than packet, but I could be wrong.  maybe non-CW participants 
could record the received signal ... 


b. definitely work to recruit a tracking network along the projected flight 
path, as literally we thought that the prior mission flew out of our range.  On 
a Sunday it might be hard to gauge whether trackers would be available for a 
morning launch - which unfortunately is when we have the biggest crowd at the 
hamfest - but that may not matter!  Maybe a 1 pm launch might be ideal for 
prospective trackers?  I suggest a repeater be established somewhere in the 
direction of flight for real-time tracking reports, at add interest also to 
observers.  


c. presuming a 433 MHz downlink frequency, you should mention that in future 
mailings .... 


73 Curt

 
----- Original Message ----
From: Philip Karras <ke3fl at yahoo.com>
To: k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wed, September 8, 2010 1:24:19 PM
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] Planning PICetSat Mission at Our Hamfest

Pat,

keep us informed here. I may not be able to make the meeting but would sure love 
to help if I can!

73 de ke3fl
Phil

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> Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:17:13 -0500
> From: "Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680)" <patrick.l.kilroy at nasa.gov>
> Subject: [K3PZN-List] Planning PICetSat Mission at Our
> Hamfest
> To: "k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net"
> 
> SMALL HIGH-ALTITUDE BALLOON LAUNCH AT OUR 
> COMING MASON-DIXON HAMFEST
> 
> Wanna help?  We need you!  
> 
> We need to set up a simple but effective 
> ground station or two.  Got radio?  Great! 
> 
> You are in!  Got laptop?  Great!  You are 
> in!  
> 
> If it is okay with our officers, I'd like 
> to hold a ten-minute planning session at 
> our next club meeting, Monday, September 13, 
> complete with a demo of the three different 
> PICetSat modules.  (Two types have telemetry 
> downlink in Morse Code and the other has a 
> packet radio downlink.)  We will choose to 
> fly one of them.  
> 
> From: http://www.qis.net/~k3pzn/ . . . 
> 
> CCARC Club Meetings
> 
> The Carroll County Amateur Radio Club meets 
> the second Monday of each month at 7:30 P.M. 
> in the Carroll County Fire Training Center 
> (CCFTC), formerly the Carroll County EOC.  
> The CCFTC is located on MD Route 32 about a 
> mile north of MD Route 97 [on] Kate Wagner 
> Road.  
> 
> Hope to C U there!  
> 
> 73 de N8PK
> 
> Pat
> 
> 
> Patrick L. Kilroy
> Integration & Test Manager
> NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
> Building 5, Mail Code 568
> Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
> Phone: +1-301-286-1984
> E-mail: Patrick.L.Kilroy at nasa.gov
> Web: http://simsat.net/ (outreach)
> 



      
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