[Vk5-wx-sonde] Balloon Launch Thursday 5th November
Steve
vk5st at iinet.net.au
Tue Nov 3 02:59:16 PST 2020
I'll try and get an extra day off, pity it wasn't on the Friday
-ps Mark , is there any chance for you to send me a 4fsktest image set for
434.660 the one I have is on 434.640 :(
Steve.
On Tue, 03 Nov 2020 18:19:01 +1030, Mark Jessop via Vk5-wx-sonde
<vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> On Thursday the 5th of November, at around 10AM, there is the
> possibility of a High-Altitude balloon launch occurring from near >Paris
> Creek by the Prescott College Southern High School, as part of their
> Science Program. This school has been performing >launches for a few
> years, but this will be their first launch using a radio tracker.
>
> They will be flying a 'Horus Binary' 4FSK tracker, transmitting on the
> usual frequency of 434.660 MHz. Their callsign will be >'PRESCOTTSOUTH'
> (which is decoded automatically by the horus-gui software).
>
> If you're set up to decode regular Horus Launches, then this should be
> as easy to decode. A guide on how to get set up to decode >is here:
> https://github.com/projecthorus/horusdemodlib/wiki/1.1-Horus-GUI-Reception-Guide-(Windows-Linux-OSX)
>
> Predictions are looking good (landing near Cambrai), but there's still a
> chance the launch may be bumped.
>
> Steve / Peter - this one is landing near your area (Cambrai-ish) - if
> you're available to help track, it would be much appreciated!
>
> 73
> Mark VK5QI
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