Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] DSTAR PARACHUTE MOBILE Sat Sept 5, 2009
Mark, I've operated 2 metre FM parachute mobile. Even with a lightly loaded 240 my mic picked up a lot of wind noise and made it difficult for other stations to understand me. I was using a speaker mic cupped in my hands to try to block the wind but still had some problems. I no longer own any big slow parachutes (I have a 135, a 120, and a 97) so I'm sure it would be a lot worse now. Something to think about if you haven't done this before... It would take some coordination to get the timing right, but if I could get my hands on a DSTAR handheld (my only DSTAR radio at the moment is a 2820), we could make a parachute to parachute DSTAR contact - now *that* would be neat! Blue Skies, Brian CSPA D-661 - oh, and VE7NGR ;-) On Thu, 2009-09-03 at 18:32 +, boeing377 wrote: > > We will try again this Saturday Sept 5, 2009, likely jump window is > between noon and 2:30 PM California time. Will be aloft over Byron > CA. > > Will announce on K6MDD through two meter repeater about 30 minutes > prior to liftoff. Will make the world's first DSTAR parachute mobile > call to Tim K6BIV to thank him for K6MDD and then work the rest. I am > hoping for moderate winds on Saturday. Safety has to come first and if > winds are over our limits we will probably have to postpone again. > > We can take higher winds in a freefall jump but it leaves very little > time for comms. If I do a freefall from 13-14K I'll open around 3K and > try to get a few QSOs done, but I have to quickly focus on getting > back to the DZ, avoiding other canopies and setting up my landing > approach. > > 73, > Mark > AF6IM > > > > >
Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] DSTAR PARACHUTE MOBILE Sat Sept 5, 2009
Seeet. My dad and I took the Cessna 182 up for the Colorado 14er event last month, but my BFR just expired, and I'm fixing that on Sunday with my CFI... Bad timing, otherwise we could go up and make a "parachute to airplane" contact! LOL! So I'll hope for a postponement? LOL! Just kidding. Good luck! Be safe! Fly the canopy first, then play radio! :-) "Los Angeles Center, Cessna X, Jumpers away!" -- Nate Duehr n...@natetech.com On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:32 +, "boeing377" wrote: We will try again this Saturday Sept 5, 2009, likely jump window is between noon and 2:30 PM California time. Will be aloft over Byron CA. Will announce on K6MDD through two meter repeater about 30 minutes prior to liftoff. Will make the world's first DSTAR parachute mobile call to Tim K6BIV to thank him for K6MDD and then work the rest. I am hoping for moderate winds on Saturday. Safety has to come first and if winds are over our limits we will probably have to postpone again. We can take higher winds in a freefall jump but it leaves very little time for comms. If I do a freefall from 13-14K I'll open around 3K and try to get a few QSOs done, but I have to quickly focus on getting back to the DZ, avoiding other canopies and setting up my landing approach. 73, Mark AF6IM References 1. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/message/8806;_ylc=X3oDMTM1aGxkNmE3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAM4ODA2BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTI1MjAwMjc4OAR0cGNJZAM4ODA2 2. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxanR1NDQwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAM4ODA2BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3JwbHkEc3RpbWUDMTI1MjAwMjc4OA--?act=reply&messageNum=8806 3. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMHJ0aGp2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEyNTIwMDI3ODg- 4. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/messages;_ylc=X3oDMTJmYW5mdjkyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNtc2dzBHN0aW1lAzEyNTIwMDI3ODc- 5. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/files;_ylc=X3oDMTJnZDh2cWU1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNmaWxlcwRzdGltZQMxMjUyMDAyNzg3 6. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/photos;_ylc=X3oDMTJmazV0OXNrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNwaG90BHN0aW1lAzEyNTIwMDI3ODc- 7. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/links;_ylc=X3oDMTJnbGF1cWc1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNsaW5rcwRzdGltZQMxMjUyMDAyNzg3 8. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/database;_ylc=X3oDMTJkNzlzcmszBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNkYgRzdGltZQMxMjUyMDAyNzg3 9. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/polls;_ylc=X3oDMTJnZjI1b2RvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNwb2xscwRzdGltZQMxMjUyMDAyNzg3 10. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/calendar;_ylc=X3oDMTJlMmoyYmdrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNjYWwEc3RpbWUDMTI1MjAwMjc4Nw-- 11. http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJldWdpNWFpBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTI1MjAwMjc4OA-- 12. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJnaGVhM3NtBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNzdG5ncwRzdGltZQMxMjUyMDAyNzg4 13. mailto:dstar_digital-dig...@yahoogroups.com?subject=email%20delivery:%20Digest 14. mailto:dstar_digital-traditio...@yahoogroups.com?subject=change%20delivery%20format:%20Traditional 15. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital;_ylc=X3oDMTJlbjg0cWlxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNocGYEc3RpbWUDMTI1MjAwMjc4OA-- 16. http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ 17. mailto:dstar_digital-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com?subject= 18. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJna2lvMnVxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMjUyMDAyNzg3 19. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/spnew;_ylc=X3oDMTJnMTQwMmFtBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2cGhvdARzdGltZQMxMjUyMDAyNzg3 20. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital;_ylc=X3oDMTJmcjYwNDh1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwNTEwNTI2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEyNTIwMDI3ODc- 21. http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTJudTF2b3JwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BF9wAzEEZ3JwSWQDMjA1MTA1MjYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwNuY21vZARzbGsDYnJhbmQEc3RpbWUDMTI1MjAwMjc4Nw--;_ylg=1/SIG=11314uv3k/**http%3A//brand.yahoo.com/forgood 22. http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTJwY3FpZG12BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BF9wAzIEZ3JwSWQDMjA1MTA1MjYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwNuY21vZARzbGsDdG9vbGJhcgRzdGlt
[DSTAR_DIGITAL] DSTAR PARACHUTE MOBILE Sat Sept 5, 2009
We will try again this Saturday Sept 5, 2009, likely jump window is between noon and 2:30 PM California time. Will be aloft over Byron CA. Will announce on K6MDD through two meter repeater about 30 minutes prior to liftoff. Will make the world's first DSTAR parachute mobile call to Tim K6BIV to thank him for K6MDD and then work the rest. I am hoping for moderate winds on Saturday. Safety has to come first and if winds are over our limits we will probably have to postpone again. We can take higher winds in a freefall jump but it leaves very little time for comms. If I do a freefall from 13-14K I'll open around 3K and try to get a few QSOs done, but I have to quickly focus on getting back to the DZ, avoiding other canopies and setting up my landing approach. 73, Mark AF6IM
