Flight Announcement for EOSS-190

Flight Coordinator: Rob Wright (kc0uuo@eoss.org) 

LAUNCH DATE: August 3rd, 2013 (wx delay +1 day)
LAUNCH TIME 7:10 am MDT (13:10 UTC)
LAUNCH SITE: Deer Trail, CO (driving directions to Deer Trail Launch Site)  

EOSS Flight Day Frequencies:

Tracking and Recovery Frequencies

Preflight Net:

• 147.225 MHz (107.2 HZ Tone) CRA Repeater, 8 pm MDT preceding night 
• 146.940 MHz (103.5 HZ Tone) RMRL Repeater if the CRA machine is down
• 146.640 MHz will serve as a backup frequency

Tracking and Recovery Operations  

• Front Range and out east 
  • 449.450 MHz RMRL (103.5 Hz Tone) 
• Field Simplex Frequencies   
  • 446.100 MHz simplex for field recovery operations
  • 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.

Ground Stations Frequencies

• Launch Site Simplex
  • 146.550 MHz
• HF - Possible ops
  • 7.235 LSB

EOSS-190 Balloon Payload Frequencies

• Beacons
  • 147.420 MHz
    • CW ID: K0SCC

• APRS
  • 144.340 MHz
    • ID: KC0UUO-11
    • DIGI: EOSS
    • APRS Time Slotted Every 30 seconds at 0:00 and 0:30
  • 147.420 MHz  
    • ID K0SCC-11
    • Slotted at 15 and 45 after the minute

Flight Systems: 

EOSS-190

Payload Configuration: 

• EOSS-190_Payload_Plan_REV_D.pdf

Payload Experiment Designer

SGC Demosats

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 Operations   

Breakfast

For breakfast, we can convene at/on the bagels in Deer Trail.  Post-flight we can head to Applebee�s north of I-70 and Airport road on East 40^th Avenue.  We are seeking Parker�s (Food and Beverage Coordinator) approval.

Applebee�s
16485 E 40th Circle, Aurora CO 80011
United States
(303) 371-4114

 

Tracking and Recovery Grid

TrackPoint Grid Reference Location Grid X Grid Y Last Chance 40 40 Grid Test   N 39.450, W103.500 45.0 20.1

Tactical Call Signs

Tactical Call sign Name Notes Alpha WA0GEH, KC0D Marty, Mark Tracking and Recovery Coordinators Bravo N0NDM, W0CBH Larry, Benjie Tracking, Recovery Charlie W9CN, N0JPS, KD0JIT Mike, John, Miles Tracking, Recovery Delta K0SCC Stephen, Whitney, Parker Tracking, Recovery Echo KD0SEM Dave Tracking, Recovery Foxtrot KC0UUO, N0IX Rob, Doug Flight Coordinator, Tracking, Recovery Golf KC0L John, Eileen Tracking, Recovery Hotel KB0YRZ Chris Tracking, Recovery Papa AC0RY Brian Colorado Space Grant Whiskey KD0NRY Chris Koehler Colorado Space Grant