Announcement of EOSS-81

Note: EOSS-82 was contingent on unfavorable conditions at the launch site. Because of HIGHLY favorable launch conditions it was possible to fly all payloads under a single 3000 gram balloon. Never the less, here's the full flight announcement as it appeared at the website.

EOSS-81 & EOSS-82

LAUNCH DATE: July 18, 2004

• EOSS-81 LAUNCH TIME: 07:30 am MDT (13:30 UTC)
• EOSS-82 LAUNCH TIME: 08:15 am MDT (14:15 UTC)

LAUNCH SITE: Deer Trail, CO (directions here)

EOSS Frequencies:

Global Frequencies

• Preflight Net:
  • 147.225 MHz 8 pm MDT preceding Saturday night
    • 145.160 MHz simulcast in the Springs
  • 146.640 MHz will serve as a backup frequency
• Tracking and Recovery Operations
  • 448.450 MHz PPFMA (100 Hz Tone)
  • 146.550 MHz simplex (same simplex for field and launch ops)
  • Repeater Coverage Pages - Listings of all repeaters available in the expected flight areas.
  • There may be FRS operations see THIS PAGE for a list of channel numbers and their associated UHF Frequencies.
  • 7.228 MHz HF

EOSS-81

• Beacon
  • 147.555 MHz
    • ID: W5VSI in CW
• APRS
  • 445.975 MHz
    • ID: K0YUK-11

EOSS-82

• Beacon
  • 145.600 MHz
    • ID: KØANI in CW
• APRS
  • 144.340 MHz
    • ID: W5VSI-11
  • 145.600 MHz
    • ID: KØANI-11

Flight Systems:

EOSS-81

EOSS-82 (flown only if high surface winds require it)

Payload Configuration:

• Payload_Plan_81_82.PDF

EOSS Grid:

posted the night before flight

Tactical Callsigns:

posted the night before flight

T&R Teams may meet at 0500 at the Truck Stop located at I-70 and Airport Blvd.