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

[Steve]

404.2 good signal here

[ 3932] (R0310228) # 7928[0] 7F1B[0] 7C1E[0] 7D59[0] 7B15[0] 7620[0]


On Tue, 21 May 2019 09:09:39 +0930, Mark Jessop via Vk5-wx-sonde  
<vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com> wrote:

> Looks like this mornings sonde is unencrypted!
>
> However, it is running on 404.2 MHz, which is way out of band. Might  
> have to talk to the Defence Spectrum Office...
>
> I've got a very very beta decoder running up at the RWN site  
> (AREG_AUTO_RX) however that site has a brick wall filter in front of  
> >it, so it can't see the 402.2 MHz sonde. The next one should be on  
> 400.2 or 402.2 MHz, so it should see that.
>
> I'll get some updates to enable decoding of the SGMs pushed into the  
> testing branch when I get home tonight.
> 73
> Mark
>
>
> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 8:02 AM Steve via Vk5-wx-sonde  
> <vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com> wrote:
>> 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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