I still have not heard of anyone copying the HF beacons on 30 and 40m. (10.147 and 7.102 MHz). I am curiouis about this because our next balloon flight will only have an HF beacon and nothing else.
I have been in the 400 mile footprint most of the morning, and have heard nothing, though it is tracking out past Nova Scotia just fine on APRS... http://aprs.fi/KD2AUC-1 Bob, WB4APR ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:48:18 -0000 >From: aprsi...@yahoogroups.com (on behalf of "Steve Daniels" ><st...@daniels270.eclipse.co.uk>) >Subject: RE: [aprsisce] Transatlantic balloon attempt >To: <aprsi...@yahoogroups.com> > > For those interested tracker battery volts are > showing as 9.21V. The volts are transmitted in hex > in the comment field. I have one of these trackers, > and it ran for 46 hours transmitting every minute on > 6 AA cells. The tracker will run down to around 4V > > > > Steve Daniels > > G6UIM > > Torbay Freecycle Moderator > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > From: aprsi...@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:aprsi...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lynn > W Deffenbaugh (Mr) > Sent: 24 March 2012 17:02 > To: aprsi...@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [aprsisce] Transatlantic balloon > attempt > > > > We have no idea if you're receiving KD2AUC-1 > direct. If you're inside the off-center black > circle, then you're within the theoretical RF > footprint of the balloon. > > Do you have an RF interface configured? > > Have you disabled messaging and/or a bunch of other > things? (I tried sending a query message and > received no answer nor ack to a test message) > > Your raw packets at http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=VE9MB > seem to indicate that you don't keep your station > up 24x7 or you don't have a very reliable > Internet/APRS-IS connection. > > I'm also not seeing any DX status reports, but I > don't remember if they are on or off in a default > installation. > > Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows > Mobile and Win32 > > On 3/24/2012 12:46 PM, Murry B wrote: > > Curious about the balloon project guys. > I am, getting KD2AUC-1 direct here is that it? > VE9MB > > On 3/24/2012 11:36 AM, Colin M0XSD wrote: > > > > From the Web Page: > http://www.projectbluehorizon.com/#input > > 30 meter 10.14661 MHz 05, 25, 45 every hour > 40 meter 7.10241 MHz 10, 30, 50 every hour > CW Morse Code with Latitude, Longitude, Altitude and > Battery Voltage > > I agree with you Bob, not the most user friendly > site for finding out specific info. > > 73, > Colin > > On 24/03/2012 13:11, Bob Bruninga wrote: > > > > > The Project Blue Horizon team is attempting to > break > > current Amateur Radio > > high-altitude balloon record for duration > > n > > www.projectbluehorizon.com > > Im surprised at the lack of information on that > site. But glad to see it is up. I am seeing it > here in MD. It is out off the tip of long island > now at 9 AM. > > But I have heard nothing on HF. Are those > published freqs the carrier or dial freqs? Is it > CW or packet? > > Bob, WB4aPR > > > > > > > > __._,_.___ > > Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional > Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) > Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily > Digest | Switch to Fully Featured > Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | > Unsubscribe > __,_._,___ _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
