[amsat-bb] Another Balloon - what frequency?

[Tom Karickhoff]

Somehow grabbed the wrong callsign. KD4KOY-11 looks like it is on 144.39.
My apologies.

On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Scott <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:

> >>It does not appear to be transmitting via amateur radio
>
> ... I have a lot to learn on this subject!  If I’m understanding
> correctly, while it’s true that the station who uploaded KD4KOY-11’s info
> to the APRS network was indeed TCPIP-only, I was under the impression that
> he received the packet FROM the balloon via radio.
>
> For example, the most recent contact is pasted below.  Am I correct to
> assume that KD4KOY-11 transmitted via radio and was digipeated by W4YSB and
> iGated to the greater APRS network by WD4LSS (who used an internet
> connection to do so)?
>
> =========================================================
>
> KD4KOY-11>CQ via W4YSB*,WIDE2-2,qAR,WD4LSS (good)
>
>
> WD4LSS>APU25N via TCPIP*,qAC,T2TEXAS
>
> =========================================================
>
> Understanding all this is of particular interest to me because this is
> exactly how I iGate packets digipeated via the ISS... I receive via RF (an
> SDR on a Rasp-Pi) and use an internet connection to forward what I receive
> to APRS after it’s decoded by the direwolf application.
>
> Thanks all.
>
> -Scott
>
>
>
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>
>
>
> From: Tom Karickhoff
> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2016 1:21 PM
> To: Paul Andrews
> Cc: Scott ; amsat-bb
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Another Balloon - what frequency?
>
> 2016-12-26 12:08:29 CST: W4DEX>APU25N,TCPIP*,qAC,SEVENTH:>261807zDX:
> KP2L-5 33.24.71N 81.38.26W 145.9 miles 210<0xf8> 12:57
>
>
> The packets I am seeing on APRS.fi look like W4DEX is using UIview32 to
> send the packets directly to the APRS-IS network via an internet
> connection. Possibly via a cell phone data connection. It does not appear
> to be transmitting via amateur radio.
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Paul Andrews <w2hro.fn20 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>   Scott,
>
>   I have 2 x XP28 yagis and I will look for this balloon radio as it
>   moves northeast towards FN20.
>
>   I should be able to hear it.   I'll look for APRS W4DEX.   I am
>   receive only for APRS.
>
>   HNY - 73 - Paul - W2HRO
>
>   On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 12:24 PM, Scott <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:
>   > Hope everyone had a nice Christmas.
>   >
>   > I see that there is another balloon headed my way:
>   >
>   > https://tracker.habhub.org/#!mt=roadmap&mz=6&qm=1_day&mc=
> 37.13154,281.71854&f=KD4KOY-11
>   >
>   > ... and on the side legend it indicates "Received 1h 56m ago via:
> APRS, W4DEX".
>   >
>   > I have searched but cannot find what frequency this thing might be
> on.  Since APRS is indicated, that would be 144.39 in this part of the
> world but it could also be using something like 145.825 and be picked up by
> iGates configured to receive the previously-used ISS packet traffic on VHF.
>   >
>   > I'm usually fairly decent at finding things on Google, but no luck so
> far with this.  Would anyone more familiar with balloon tracking possibly
> point me in the right direction?
>   >
>   > Thanks!
>   >
>   > -Scott,  K4KDR
>   > Montpelier, VA  USA
>   > twitter:  scott23192
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