[Vk5-wx-sonde] #556 Saturday morning recovery

[P Wegener (VK5PW)]

Hi All

The next 2 sonde launches into the Flaxmans Valley area will picked up 
by myself or steve

Peter


On 19/05/18 13:02, P Wegener (VK5PW) via Vk5-wx-sonde wrote:
>
> We gave up trying to even look for sonde """556 at Mt Crawford as it 
> was off when we got up there at 8.30am.
>
> Must have been an extra flight during the night as we saw it on the 
> screens this morning
>
> Peter
>
>
> On 19/05/18 12:34, P Wegener (VK5PW) via Vk5-wx-sonde wrote:
>>
>> 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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