Balloon Flight Saturday

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Author: Patrick Croft
Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 00:00

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	  AMATEUR  RADIO BALLOON FLIGHT INFO

Windtrax-18	     BALLOON LAUNCH 
Note: THE NEW HF FREQ. FOR THIS FLIGHT.......				
( check our website  www.windtrax.org  for real time I-NET pics..)
( also for detailed directions to launch site...see the web site sked.)	
			

(also check out the Balloon to balloon link-up test info on website)
LAUNCH DATE:......09 MAY 98    (Sat)					
	
TIME: 1200-1300 UTC  (0700-0800 AM INDIANA TIME)

LAUNCH SITE: Mill Creek East Elementary School, Clayton, IN.
Elev. 800 ft MSL 
Lat 39-41-28 N \Lng 086-31-30 W
CRUISING ALT:	Max Altitude approx. 100,000 feet
FORECASTED TRAJECTORY & EST CLIMB TO 60K FT:
A. 50 Mi. SE of launch site, while climbing to 100K Ft, then descending 
to surface by parachute.
B. 1 HR to 60k Ft. & 90 min's. max altitude. 

Prelaunch Freqs.:
Ck-ins  (HF)......3847-67 Khz...(3857 kc)...W9VMT, George
(Local Talk-in)....2M...147.06/R...
Nets will begin at 1145 UTC 
Balloon Type:	Kaymont 1500 Gr.
Parachute size:	8 Ft. Diameter  by KB9BSV

Flight Package's on board:
.FM VOICE  CROSSBAND REPEATER By Paul W9DUU
2m Rcvr to 6M & 70cm Xmtrs, with voice ID & Nicad Pwr. pack.self contained
in separate starfoam box. 1/2  
wave antennas on top & bottom of box. 100 mw Pout. & (V) pol antennas. 
.GPS/PACKETT By  WB9IHS; Chuck
Garmin GPS rcvr, controlled by Paccom Packet TNC & down liked on 446.0 Mhz
solid state Xmtr. Self 
contained in separate starfoam box with Lithum Pwr packs.  Audio beeper
attached to outside.
Xmtr antenna is1/4 wave antenna on bottom of box & Rcvr is Garmin strip
line antenna on top of box.  
500 mw =Pout.
.ATV...By Terry KT9V
(2)  CCD camera's, 1-B&W (up-view) &1-color(Hview), plus WB8ELK color video
graphics board and  
downlinked on Wyman ATV Xmtr. via 1/4 wave antenna. Self contained in
separate starfoam box with Lithum  
Pwr pack.  CCD Cam's are Horz. & Up views controlled by solid state
switching.
Flight Package Freq's.:
.Crossband Repeater:  Dn...52.525  & 444.85  Mhz   UP..144.3 Mhz  (VP)  
50 & 100 Mw Pout
......PLEASE VOICE ONLY ON THE CROSSBAND REPEATER.......
.GPS/Packet:  Dn...446.00 Mhz @ 1200 baud packet  (VP)  750 Mw Pout.
all balloon info will be DIGID on 144.39 aprs net-work...
.ATV : Dn..439.25 Mhz  (VP)  1.5 W Pout
ALL AMATEUR'S WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE.....

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