[amsat-bb] Re: Balloon across Atlantic 21 April?

[Zachary Beougher]

Hi Joe,

I think you overlooked the paragraph - it is #3 in the original email.

>It also has an APRS GPS tracker on 144.39
>with the callsign KC2ZJH and will launch from
>*Oswego, NY* around midnight Thursday.

Being that NY is EST, it would be scheduled to launch sometime between 
22/0300z and 23/0400z.

I think that is right...

73,

Zack
KD8KSN



-----Original Message----- 
From: Joe
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 9:21 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Balloon across Atlantic 21 April?

Can we please have the location of the launch? I know it has a 2 land
call sign,  but now days that's meaningless.

Plus the date and time.  How about in UTC time for both? This
announcement says,

The current target for executing launch of PBH-15 is between 11:00PM --
12:00AM on Thursday (4/21)/Friday (4/22), weather and approval permitting.

But especially the midnight thing and then EDT CDTGMT, since there is no
indication of launch site,  11:00 PM  Where?  Lets keep everything in
Amateur Radio on one time zone please? UTC.  aka: GMT.

Joe WB9SBD

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On 4/19/2011 3:22 PM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
> KC2TUA announces: Balloon attempt across the Atlantic.  21 April 2011
>
> Hams in the USA and worldwide are needed to listen on 7.1023 and 10.1466 
> MHz
> and to send readings of the balloon's progress to PBH15.data at gmail.com. 
> More
> information about the program, including the latest projected flight path,
> can be found at http://www.projectbluehorizon.com/
> https://twitter.com/PBH5.
>
> It also has an APRS GPS tracker on 144.39 with the callsign KC2ZJH and 
> will
> launch from Oswego, NY around midnight Thursday.  Thanks in advance for 
> your
> help!
>
> The HF downlink exact frequency will vary 10 Hz or so with temperature.
> Accurate recording of frequency will be useful.
>
> 73,
> -Tom Triebwasser
> PBH Alumnus '09
> KC2TUA
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The Project Blue Horizon Increment 5 (PBH V) team has finalized a launch
> window for the third and final flight of Increment 5; launch of PBH-15 is
> tentatively planned for 4/21/11 -- 4/22/11. The team will be rolling out 
> GO/
> NO-GO communications to all parties to provide adequate time for 
> interested
> individuals to plan accordingly for observing the launch or tracking and
> following the mission progress.
>
> The PBH-15 mission will be the Increment 5 teams attempt at breaking the
> current ARHAB distance (3,361.81 miles) and duration (49 hours, 45 
> minutes)
> records. It will include integration of an altitude control mechanism for
> reducing air vehicle weight during flight to sustain float and 30m HF
> communications via an Enhanced Morse Decoder provided by Dylan Thorner of
> Enhanced Solutions. PBH-15 will be lifted with a 54,000 cubic foot
> Zero-pressure envelope and is projected to float for long durations 
> between
> 85,000-110,000.
>
> The current target for executing launch of PBH-15 is between 11:00PM --
> 12:00AM on Thursday (4/21)/Friday (4/22), weather and approval permitting.
>
> At conclusion of Thursday's Flight Readiness Review (2PM - 3PM), the team
> will provide updated GO/ NO-GO information.
>
> During the PBH-15 mission, the Twitter feed will be updated in 30 minute
> increments at: http://twitter.com/PBH5
>
> --------------------------------------
>
> For those interested in tracking the Mission Payload, the following band
> plan and call signs will be used for PBH-15:
>
> Function
> Frequency
> Required
> HAM Level
>
> Payload
> Call Sign
> Primary Voice / Mission Communication
> 147.500MHz
> Technician
>
> Mission Payload HF (40m)
> N2XE
> Secondary Voice / Mission Communication
>    Owego Repeater (Duplex)
> 146.760MHz
> Technician
>
> Mission Payload HF (30m)
> N2XE
>
>
>
>
> Mission Payload APRS
> KC2ZJH
> APRS
> 144.390MHz
> Technician
>
>
>
> 40m HF (Morse Code)
> See attached
> Technician
>
>
>
> 30m HF (Morse Code)
> See attached
> General
>
>
>
>
> Users can input data received from the Mission Payload via the "User 
> Input"
> tab at http://www.projectbluehorizon.com/.
>
> Points received from the PBH-15 payload over HF can also be submitted to:
> PBH15.data at gmail.com
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matthew T. Lewis
>
>
>
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