[Vk5-wx-sonde] #555 Saturday morning recovery

[P Wegener (VK5PW)]

Thanks Mark for the info about the timer

Sonde """"555  recovered this morning by myself and Steve at Williamstown




On 19/05/18 10:01, Mark Jessop via Vk5-wx-sonde wrote:
> 'Burst Kill' is essentially a countdown timer which starts after the 
> sonde starts to descent. Once the timer reaches zero, the sonde shuts 
> off.
> It looks like the default burst-kill time is *8.5 hours*. That's how 
> long we have to get the landing position of the sonde after burst.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
> On Sat, May 19, 2018 at 7:31 AM, P Wegener (VK5PW) via Vk5-wx-sonde 
> <vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com <mailto:vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com>> wrote:
>
>     Mark, can you just give a little more info on what this burst kill
>     mode is, thanks
>
>     Peter
>
>
>     On 18/05/18 18:53, Mark Jessop via Vk5-wx-sonde wrote:
>>     I need to investigate a bit more if the sondes have the 'burst
>>     kill' option enabled. I suspect the sondes are turning off a bit
>>     sooner than the power draw off the batteries would imply.
>>
>>     - Mark
>>
>>     Sent by means most mobile.
>>
>>     On Fri., 18 May 2018, 17:46 Steve via Vk5-wx-sonde,
>>     <vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com <mailto:vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         Yesterdays seemed to have reset and restarted on its own
>>         while I was walking out  to it.
>>
>>         Todays stayed off ,
>>
>>         both ok  and restarted when the power button pressed,
>>
>>         Steve..//
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>         On Fri, 18 May 2018 16:17:10 +0930, Mark Jessop via
>>         Vk5-wx-sonde <vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com
>>         <mailto:vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com>> wrote:
>>
>>             Does the sonde turn back on again if you press the power
>>             button? Or is it actually dead?
>>
>>             - Mark
>>
>>             Sent by means most mobile.
>>
>>             On Fri., 18 May 2018, 16:10 Steve via Vk5-wx-sonde,
>>             <vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com <mailto:vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com>>
>>             wrote:
>>
>>
>>                 -34.47644, 139.20951  N3740553  recovered
>>
>>                 I could not get into position to see the landing
>>                 today due to  rough
>>                 terrain.
>>
>>                 another hard landing though  , sonde turned off on
>>                 impact,  same  as
>>                 yesterdays.
>>
>>                 Steve..//
>>
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