Flight Coordinator: Jim Langsted, KC0PRS
LAUNCH DATE: November 16th, 2013 (wx delay +1 day)
LAUNCH TIME
LAUNCH SITE: Windsor, CO (Driving Directions to Windsor Launch Site)
Tracking and Recovery Frequencies
Tracking and Recovery Operations
Ground Stations Frequencies
EOSS-191 Balloon Payload Frequencies
EOSS-192 Balloon Payload Frequencies
EOSS-191
Balloon Manufacturer | Hwoyee |
Balloon Type | latex |
Balloon Size | 3000 g |
Neck Load | 26.9 Lbs. |
Neck Lift | 31.9 Lbs. |
Ascent Rate | 1329 fpm estimated |
Estimated Burst Alt | 98,000 ft. ASL |
Descent Rate | 950 fpm estimated |
Parachute | 10 ft. |
EOSS-192
Balloon Manufacturer | Hwoyee |
Balloon Type | latex |
Balloon Size | 3000 g |
Neck Load | 20.0 Lbs. |
Neck Lift | 24.0 Lbs. |
Ascent Rate | 1329 fpm estimated |
Estimated Burst Alt | 102,000 ft. ASL |
Descent Rate | 950 fpm estimated |
Parachute | 8.5 ft. |
EOSS-191 - CU Gateway to Space on 191
EOSS-192 - CSG Demosats
Experimenters are welcome to submit websites for linking or overviews which I will post on a page on the EOSS website.
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.
Hello Trackers!
We will be launching two heavies for Colorado Space Grant (CSG) on Saturday Morning, 11/16 with a weather date of 11/17. If we need to fly 11/17, Chris, KB0YRZ will be our Alpha. It appears this will be a long set of flights heading towards Sterling, Colorado, so we may need to get an early start so we can be closer to the prediction by 7:00. As a reminder, at the recovery site, be sure to meet and greet the students and learn about their experiments. They appreciate our interest and it is fun to rub shoulders with our nation�s future.
We may need to hilltop the 449.450 repeater to reach the ground station operators. I will take the responsibility to straddle the Sterling repeater and the RMRL repeater as best I can.
Here�s the scoop. Please advise Rick (for the Web site updates) and me of any omissions or corrections.
Breakfast:
For breakfast, we can convene at the McDonalds in Ft Morgan at 5:45. Post-flight meal can be determined by the EOSS Food and Beverage Coordinator, Parker Meer.
Tracking and Recovery Grid
TrackPoint Grid Reference Location
Grid X
Grid Y
Highway 71 & 14 (West Intersection)
20
20
Grid Test N 40.750, W103.500
29.2
29.6
Tactical Call Signs
Tactical
Call sign
Name
Notes
Alpha
WA0GEH, KC0D
Marty, Mark
Tracking and Recovery Coordinators (HF)
Bravo
KB0YRZ
Chris
Alternate Alpha, Tracking, Recovery
Charlie
W9CN, N0JPS, KD0JIT
Mike, John, Miles
Tracking, Recovery
Delta
K0SCC
Stephen, Parker, Taylor, Daryl
Tracking, Recovery (HF)
Echo
KD0SEM
Dave
Tracking, Recovery
Foxtrot
N0IX, KC0UUO
Doug, Rob
Tracking, Recovery
Golf
KC0L
John
Tracking, Recovery, Friday Net Control
Hotel
KE7KCK
Tom
Tracking, Recovery
India
N0NDM, W0CBH
Larry, Benjie
Launch, Tracking, Recovery
Juliet
WB0DKT, KB6OKA,KC0ZIE, KD0WDX
Glenn, Edna, Darren, Tony
Launch, Tracking, Recovery
Kilo
KB0LP
Dave
Tracking, Recovery (HF)
Lima
KB7MDF
Tim
Tracking, Recovery (Wyoming)
Papa
AC0RY
Brian
Colorado Space Grant
Whiskey
KD0NRY
Chris Koehler
Colorado Space Grant