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

Steve vk5st at iinet.net.au
Tue May 21 12:16:28 PDT 2019 

If the car setup looks   like it's working properly , and I'm not too  
tired, I might go down to stonefield and have a look
after a couple of hours sleep.


On Tue, 21 May 2019 19:49:47 +0930, Mark Jessop via Vk5-wx-sonde  
<vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com> wrote:

> OK, I've now merged the changes into the 'main'  
> projecthorus/radiosonde_auto_rx testing branch.
>
> To use this branch you need to (within radiosonde_auto_rx) run:
> git checkout testing
> git pull
>
> and then do the usual update steps (rebuild the binaries with  
> ./build.sh, etc).
> The launches from Pt Wakefield will be on 400.2, 402.2, and (hopefully  
> not for much longer) 404.2. The message has been passed >on that 404.2  
> is not a good place to transmit, if they continue to transmit there I'll  
> be calling the Defence Spectrum Office. I >suggested 401.2 MHz instead.
>
> Apparently tomorrow will be the last set of launches for a few weeks.  
> Predictions have them landing out near Stonefield.
>
> 73
> Mark
>
> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 9:45 AM Mark Jessop <vk5qi at rfhead.net> wrote:
>> If you want to live on the haemmoraging edge, you can try running from  
>> the testing branch of my own auto rx fork:
>> github.com/darksidelemm/radiosonde_auto_rx
>>
>> Just be aware that my fork breaks regularly! Should be OK today  
>> though...
>>
>> 73
>> Mark
>>
>> Sent by means most mobile.
>>
>> On Tue., 21 May 2019, 09:29 Steve via Vk5-wx-sonde,  
>> <vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com> wrote:
>>> 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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