AMSAT/APRS?
Did anyone capture any of the Phonesat UHF beacon data? The NASA AMES folks
are asking. So far, no one has sent them any data (to the email address
they provided below). I do remember someone saying they could hear it but
not decode it. Any others?
Of course the APRS tracking was
I thought per FCC rulings that cell phone use in these balloon flights
is not legal?
Joe WB9SBD
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On 6/9/2011 8:27 AM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
APRS Balloon launch today from California Bay area!
On Thursday 9 June we
Where does it say there's a cellphone?
On 09-Jun-11 14:24, Joe wrote:
I thought per FCC rulings that cell phone use in these balloon flights
is not legal?
Joe WB9SBD
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On 6/9/2011 8:27 AM, Bob Bruninga
Ok, Smartphone,
Me Bad, I thought this was just another group using a cellphone on a
balloon flight. Upon further reading I see they did take the data out of
the Phone and downlink it via Ham Radio Who's call I wonder?
But i guess i jumped the Gun
Sorry,
Joe WB9SBD
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Maybe this?
Also, here is an article on their previous flight:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/11/cell-phones-space-smartphone-nasa/ 73,
Dave - KB1PVH
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On Jun 9, 2011 10:59 AM, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ni...@ngunn.net wrote:
Where does it say there's a
The smartphone was just the computer and sensors. The communication was by UHF
radio.
On 09-Jun-11 15:09, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote:
Maybe this?
Also, here is an article on their previous flight:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/11/
cell-phones-space-smartphone-nasa/ 73,
The 4kg nanosatellite STRaND-1 developed in the UK by University of Surrey and
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) will be flying a Smartphone, see
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2011/mobile_phone_in_orbit.htm
I recall they were hoping to launch by the end of the year.
The
