Flight Announcement for EOSS-181/182

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Flight Coordinator: Jim Langsted (mailto: kc0rps@eoss.org)
LAUNCH DATE: December 9TH, 2012 (wx delay +1 day)
LAUNCH TIME: 07:10 am MST (14:10 UTC)
LAUNCH SITE: Windsor, CO (driving directions)


EOSS Flight Day Frequencies:

Tracking and Recovery Frequencies

Preflight Net:

  • 147.225 MHz 8 pm MDT preceding night
  • 146.640 MHz will serve as a backup frequency

Tracking and Recovery Operations

  • Repeaters 
    • 449.450 MHz (103.5 Hz Tone) RMRL PRIMARY
    • 145.295 MHz (100 Hz Tone) Sterling (Backup)
    • 147.500 MHz (No PL Tone) Sterling (Backup)
    • 146.955 MHz (No PL Tone) Holyoke (Backup)
    • 146.655 MHz (No PL Tone) Ovid (Backup)
    • 145.600 MHz Akron (123 Hz tone) Colorado Connection (Backup)
  • Field Simplex Frequencies  
    • 446.100 MHz simplex for field recovery operations for EOSS-181
    • 446.150 MHz simplex for field recovery operations for EOSS-182
    • Note: Some radios insist on incorrectly placing a negative 5 MHz offset when selecting frequencies from the simplex portion of the 70 CM band. Check your radio and if this is the case. Consider programming in this simplex frequency to a memory channel as some radios have demonstrated the annoying habit of re-inserting the offset if you momentarily shift to a repeater then return to the simplex freq. Check the operation of your radio on this simplex freq to be ready for however your radio behaves.
    • 146.550 MHz Backup field simplex
  • 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.
  • Launch Site Simplex
    • 146.550 MHz
  • HF - Possible ops
    • 7.234 LSB
    • 3.810 USB (backup)

 

EOSS-183 Balloon Payload Frequencies  

  • Beacons
    • 147.555 MHz
      • CW ID: AE0SS
    • 445.975 MHz
      • ID:N0IX-11
  • APRS
    • 144.340 MHz
      • ID: AE�SS-11
      • DIGI: EOSS
      • Node: BALNOD
      • APRS Time Slotted Every 30 seconds at 0:00 and 0:30
      • power up at 58 seconds past the GPS minute to properly slot telemetry
      • Telemetry once a minute
      • Sample Data
  • 445.975 MHz
  • ID:N0IX-11

Flight Systems:

Flight Systems:    

EOSS-181

Balloon Manufacturer Totex
Balloon Type latex
Balloon Size 3000 g
Neck Load 27.9 Lbs.
Neck Lift 33.05 Lbs.
Ascent Rate 1329 fpm estimated
Estimated Burst Alt 96,000 ft. ASL
Descent Rate 950 fpm estimated
Parachute 10 ft.

 

EOSS-182

Balloon Manufacturer Totex
Balloon Type latex
Balloon Size 3000 g
Neck Load 26 Lbs.
Neck Lift 32.6 Lbs.
Ascent Rate 1329 fpm estimated
Estimated Burst Alt 97,000 ft. ASL
Descent Rate 950 fpm estimated
Parachute 8.5 ft.

 


Payload Configuration:


Payload Experiment Designer

Experimenters are welcome to submit websites for linking or overviews which I will post on a page on the EOSS website.


Internet Gateway Stations:

Future I-Gaters:

EOSS is always in need of I-Gate stations. Check out the EOSS I-Gate page for information on how to participate and why we need you.

Current I-Gate Station:

If you are present at your iGate during the flight try and monitor the tracking and recovery frequency. The ground station likes to check the frequency prior to launch to find out if any stations are out there ready to igate the traffic onto the net for the FAA to monitor.

The prediction program used to determine the track of the balloon prior to flight can now output a prediction for the Rise, Closest Approach, and Set of the balloon for each of your stations. I have posted a prediction page for stations that I have been able to discover geographic coordinates. See the I-Gate prediction page for an example. The page will not be updated daily, however, it will be updated the evening prior to flight for I-gate planning purposes.

I have often been asked by iGaters when they should expect to either start receiving signals (AOS) or expect to see those signals disappear (LOS). This prediction page should answer all those questions for you.

Your Log Files

Our technical committee members would also request you open a log file and record all the packets you hear and forward onto APRS-IS. Whenever there is a technical failure of a package it is always helpful to have the most complete dataset possible to attempt to determine the cause of failure and possible fixes. After a flight send your data files to me (webmaster) and I will distribute them to the appropriate payload builders. They appreciate these logs even if all goes fine during a flight.


Tracking and Recovery

NEWS From Alpha

Hi Trackers, Thanks to everyone for stepping up to this very long tracking adventure. We will be flying two 3000 gram balloons and hosting over 100 students. We have a great crew and I am sure we will be successful.

Some trackers will advance to the launch site where there will be some breakfast bagels at the launch site. Or they can stop in at Johnson�s Corner for those great cinnamon rolls. For the folks moving towards Sterling on I-76, look to meet at McDonalds in Ft. Morgan sometime about 5:30. Be sure to finish up and get on the road by 6:15 as we may have a long way to go from there. Mark and I will not be joining you at McDonalds as we are going to be booking it to the field and we will meet up with you there.

Be sure to fill up with gas Saturday night, bring warm clothes, water and munchies. Don�t forget Christmas presents for Alpha and his trusty sidekick Mark � really?

Due to the postponement, we have lost a few trackers. Please not the modified list of trackers below.

We will have some new folks on the tracking teams, please make them welcome. KB7MDF, Tim Chapman will be using his Arrow Antennas for DF adventures.

 

Grid

Location Grid X Grid Y
Windsor Launch Point 20 30
Grid Test   40.75� N , 104.333� W 52.8 49.1

 

Tactical Call Signs

Tactical

Callsign

Name

Notes

Alpha

WA0GEH, KC0D

Marty and Mark

Tracking and Recovery

Bravo

 

 

Alt. Alpha, Tracker

Charlie

KC0UUO

Rob

President, Tracker

Delta

W9CN, KD0JIT, KD0SEM

Mike. Miles and Dave

Trackers

Echo

WB0DKT, KB6OKA, KC0ZIE

Glenn . Edna and Darren

Trackers, BWB

Foxtrot

KC0RPS, N0SSW

Jim and Harlan

F.C. and Tracker

Golf

KB0LP

Dave

Tracker

Hotel

K5JFD

John

Tracker (Texas)

India

KB7MDF

Tim

Tracker (New)

Juliet

 

 

Trackers

Whiskey KD0NRY Chris CSG Director

Papa

AC0RY

Brian

Colorado Space Grant