ARLA/CLUSTER: JOTA 2013: Escoteiros de Oxford vão lançar radio-balão durante o evento,

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

JOTA 434 MHz balloon launch

During Jamboree On The Air it's hoped to launch a balloon that will
transmit the message 'Scouts JOTA Youlbury Oxford UK' on 434.300 MHz
USB

Steve G0TDJ hopes to launch the balloon on Sunday, October 20 from the
Scout center in Youlbury, Oxford. The launch is entirely dependent on
local weather conditions. If the weather is unsuitable the launch will
be postponed to a later date.

Payload: VAYU-1
Frequency: 434.300MHz USB +/- Drift
Mode: RTTY 50 7n2
Launch site: Lat = 51.724227 Lon = -1.301292
Launch time: 12:30 + weather/travel etc.

Telemetry: Callsign, Sentence No, Time HH:MM:SS, Lat, Lon, Altitude,
Distance from Launch, Satellites, GPS Mode, Power Save Mode, Battery
Voltage, Internal Temp.

Interleaved with the telemetry, every 10 sentences will be 'Scouts
JOTA Youlbury Oxford UK - http://3dcu.be/trackhab'

The VAYU payload is based on a design by Chelmsford radio amateur
Chris Stubbs M6EDF.

A Crash Course in Tracking 434 MHz Balloons
http://projecthab.co.uk/2013/10/11/a-crash-course-in-tracking-habs/

Real time tracking map of this and other balloons
http://spacenear.us/tracker/

Beginners Guide to Tracking using dl-fldigi
http://ukhas.org.uk/guides:tracking_guide

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