[LeArc] High Altitude Balloon Cross band repeater

[Mark A Garrett]

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Subject: [ILHam] High Altitude Balloon Cross band repeater, SSTV, APRS, 
ATV and more Space Jam 5, Aug 6th 7:30 AM CDT launch 
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:41:26 -0400 
From: Brian Walker < briankaywalker at gmail.com > 
To: ilham at mailman.qth.net 

Good morning! 

Sponsored by Scouts in Illinois and Indiana (Scout Troop 17 from 
Champaign, IL and BSA Venturing Crew 272 from Fountain County, IN), 
the high-tech Scout “Space Jamboree” (Space Jam) is held annually at 
the Chanute Air Museum in Rantoul, Illinois. 

This year’s Space Jam will be held on the weekend of August 5-7, 2011 
and will introduce Scouts (boys and girls) to thirty-plus high-tech 
merit badges including Radio, Electronics, Computers, Engineering, 
Aviation, Nuclear Science and more. Amateur Radio will be featured at 
Space Jam, both as a Merit Badge activity and an interactive activity 
with ham stations, APRS, a radio equipped high-altitude balloon 
launch, and a overhead blimp beaming streaming video. Currently Scouts 
from more than a dozen states are scheduled to participate in Space 
Jam. 

Thanks to Dr. Howard Brooks, KC9BQN (the Paul B. Kissinger Professor 
of Physics and Astronomy at DePauw University), a high-altitude 
balloon will be launched. The balloon is expected to reach 105,000 
feet, and there are hopes of setting some balloon communications 
records. SSTV, APRS, telemetry and a cross-band repeater will be 
onboard. (See frequency notes, below) 

In addition, a contact with the International Space Station has been 
confirmed for Saturday afternoon – more details to follow. 

And finally, the Scouts will participate in an Airport Disaster Drill. 
Five Search and Rescue teams will be using APRS (WB9SA -1 through -5) 
and 2-meter communications. There will also be a ground-based ATV 
system and a 15’ blimp carrying a second ATV system. 

Needless to say, there will be a lot for Scouts to experience, and the 
opportunity for Ham Radio operators from the surrounding states to 
work the Scouts and each other through the balloon. Please let your 
long distant 2m/440 friends know about the QSO possibilities, and help 
set a distance record! 

Additional information on Space Jam can be found at www.spacejamboree.com . 

The organizer of the event is Brian Walker, K9BKW, Advisor to Crew 
272, WB9SA is the Crew 272 Club Call. I am one of the merit badge 
instructors. 

Best 73s de K9XT 

Balloon frequencies: 

· Cross-band repeater: 144.360 MHz up – 446.025 MHz down. 

· APRS (W9YJ-11) 144.390 MHz. 

· SSTV will be on 144.34 MHz FM. 

· Multimode telemetry on 10 meters (28.174 MHz), including CW, 
DominoEX, and Hellschreiber. 

John Deegan 

Carmel, Indiana 46033 

Tel: +1 317 846-2979 

Brian Walker, K9BKW 
765-295-1548 
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Mark Garrett 
Tri States Public Radio 
WIUM Macomb, IL 
WIUW Warsaw, IL 
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