[Vk5-wx-sonde] Upcoming RS41-SGM launches

Steve vk5st at iinet.net.au
Mon May 20 15:32:04 PDT 2019


I only detected these 4 yesterday , still encrypted as you said,  pity ,  
they should have been landing near Stonefield


(R0310231) (RS41-SGM: 80A7) # 7928[0] 80A7[0] 762C[0]
(R0310232) (RS41-SGM: 80A7) # 7928[0] 80A7[0] 762C[0]
(R0310222) (RS41-SGM: 80A7) # 7928[0] 80A7[0] 762C[0]
(R0240302) (RS41-SGM: 80A7) # 7928[0] 80A7[0] 762C[0]

Steve


On Mon, 20 May 2019 18:50:30 +0930, Mark Jessop via Vk5-wx-sonde  
<vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com> wrote:

> Looks like they haven't turned off the encryption setting. From some  
> images of the manual sent to me, it looks like the default is  
> >Encryption enabled, so they may have to manually de-select it for every  
> launch.
>
> 73
> Mark
>
> On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 7:55 PM Mark Jessop <vk5qi at rfhead.net> wrote:
>> OK, I've made a page with predictions for Pt Wakefield:  
>> https://rfhead.net/sondes/ptwakefield/
>>
>> This will show the next 5 days of predictions, with hourly predictions  
>> each day from 8AM to 2PM (might extend that). I'm still >>running  
>> predictions for weekends, so check the dates on each prediction  
>> carefully. This is a fairly complex prediction scenario, >>so I'm still  
>> working out a few bugs. We'll see how it goes over the next few runs.
>>
>> I'm assuming a 5m/s ascent rate, 23km burst, and 6m/s descent rate.  
>> I'll update that once I get more information on launch >>parameters.
>>
>> 73
>> Mark VK5QI
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 6:24 PM Erich Heinzle via Vk5-wx-sonde  
>> <vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com> wrote:
>>> Looking at the predictions for monday, landings somewhwere between  
>>> eudunda, morgan and blanchetown seem likely; does >>>that sound right?
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Erich
>>> VK5HSE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 18 May 2019 13:17 Mark Jessop via Vk5-wx-sonde,  
>>> <vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I've just got off the phone with the leader of the group launching  
>>>> sondes from Pt Wakefield, and can confirm that there will >>>>be  
>>>> RS41-SGM launches from Pt Wakefield this upcoming week, starting  
>>>> morning Monday. Launches will be every hour, with >>>>6-8 launches  
>>>> per day. I've suggested they try and start on 402 MHz, and work up in  
>>>> 100 kHz steps with each launch, >>>>avoiding 402.5 MHz.
>>>> I'll work on getting a separate predictor running or Pt Wakefield, so  
>>>> we get some idea of where they will land. They are >>>>targeting  
>>>> 20-25km burst altitude, and are interested in recovering a few  
>>>> radiosondes to re-confirm the sensors are OK (noting >>>>that they  
>>>> are often damaged on landing).
>>>>
>>>> I've also been offered a sample of a RS41-SGM to help get a decoder  
>>>> going! Stay tuned for more updates to auto_rx over >>>>the next few  
>>>> weeks as we get this all working...
>>>>
>>>> 73
>>>> Mark VK5QI
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