Announcement of EOSS-36

note: The original announcement for this flight was lost. This is a recreation compiled on 18-March-2005. the recreation was prompted by the recent submission by Marty Griffin, WA0GEH, of documents pertaining to the flight.


LAUNCH DATE: Sept. 26, 1998
LAUNCH TIME: 14:00 UTC - 08:00 MDT
LAUNCH SITE:  Windsor, Colorado (Gene Fatton's Ranch - Here's a Map

  • 40 deg 28.526" North Latitude
  • 104 deg 57.678" West Longitude

PREDICTED TRACK:

  • none yet

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT:

  • Systems Tests
  • Bob-E Box
  • XBand Repeater

PROJECT INTEGRATOR:

  • EOSS

FREQUENCIES:

Launch Site:

  • Simplex 146.550 MHz

Telemetry:

  • We will NOT be flying the Shuttle

GPS (independent)

  • 144.340 MHz with EOSS digi on board

Crossband Repeater

  • input 445.975 MHz
  • output 147.555 MHz
  • Open to all amateurs unless the recovery team needs to take possession of the frequency for recovery operations.

Foxhunters:

  • 449.450 MHz Rocky Mountain Radio League
  • 146.58 MHz Simplex Field Frequency