[MOham] Fw: [APRS] Scouts High Altitude Balloon ATV/Repeater/Digital Mode Beacons, August 7th

[Ray Brown]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Thompson" <wb9qzb_groups at yahoo.com>


> http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=258523
> 
> High Altitude Balloon for Scouts to carry ATV/Repeater/Digital Mode beacons on 
> Aug 7
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> 
> To Radio Operators across IL, IN, WI, OH, MO, KY and beyond...
> 
> August 7th, 2010 as part of the Scouts Space Jam Technology Merit Badge 
> Workshop, more info at http://spacejamboree.com, 2 helium balloons will launch 
> with ham radio aboard... details below, we appreciate signal reports, or 
> participation.
> 
> Balloon 1 (DePauw University BASE Flight 48)
> schedule to launch approx. 8:00 CT from Rantoul, IL
> APRS Tracking 144.390MHz using callsign N9QGS-11 every one minute with no path
> DominoEX-22 followed by 300 baud ASCII RTTY (200 hz shift) every minute with 
> Morse code ID every 5 minutes. Flight can be tracked 
> at http://www.spacenear.us/tracker
> Amateur Television from balloon on 434 MHz NTSC
> Flight scheduled for 1000/ft ascent till burst at ~95,000ft
> 
> Balloon 2 (DePauw University BASE Flight 49)
> schedule to launch approx. 8:30 CT from Rantoul, IL
> APRS Tracking 144.390MHz using callsign W9YJ-11 every one minute with no path
> Cross band repeater with input frequency: 144.360 MHz and an output frequency: 
> 446.025 MHz down, no PL, please check in with net control (contact with ISS and 
> scouts possibly may be rebroadcasted during flight through balloon.)
> A float valve will be used to keep repeater up at 60,000+ feet for approx. 90 
> minutes; Estimated time for cross band maximum range should be approx. from 1430 
> UTC till 1600 UTC and above 45 kft from 1415 UTC till 1630 UTC.
> DominoEX-22 and RTTY 300 baud (200 spacing) Ascii every minute on TBA frequency 
> and callsign (watch twitter for this information)
> 
> How to follow the action on the internet:
> You can track the balloons using APRS technology at http://tinyurl.com/2ed2u85
> Watch decoded DominoEX/RTTY flight data at http://spacenear.us/tracker
> Flight details and status on Twitter at http://twitter.com/base_depauw
>