[Vk5-wx-sonde] Marking old sondes as recovered

[Steve]

U want the numbers for the remaining 37 in the rafters ????
it could fill up the map for a while.

I went out and picked one up from a stubble paddock today , lucky , it  
must have landed just after the header went thru.

Steve

On Fri, 07 Jan 2022 17:18:11 +1030, Mark Jessop via Vk5-wx-sonde  
<vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com> wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> (yes, this list still exists! I think)
>
> If you haven't seen it, sondehub now has a 'historical launches'  
> feature. There's info on how to use >this here:  
> https://github.com/projecthorus/sondehub-tracker/wiki/SondeHub-Tracker-User->Guide#historical-launch-site-data
>
> If you have a pile of old radiosondes in the corner of the shack and are  
> feeling really bored, you >might consider going and marking them as  
> recovered on the tracker.
>
> To do this:
> 1. Open the tracker (tracker.sondehub.org)
> 2. Type the sonde's serial number into the search box at the top left.  
> If the sonde is in the Sondehub >database, then its track information  
> will show up. If there's nothing on the map within maybe 20 >seconds  
> then the sonde might pre-date the Sondehub database (which started mid  
> 2018). I've found >that the N-series RS41s are a bit hit-and-miss in  
> this regard. P/R/S/T sondes are usually OK, with >some R-series sondes  
> missing for some reason.
> 3. If the sonde shows up, open the chase car tab.
> 4. Enter your callsign up the top of the chase car tab.
> 5. Down the bottom of the tab, enter the sondes serial number, check  
> that 'Recovery success' is set
> 6. Put in some notes if you want, if you can remember what happened at  
> the recovery! Otherwise >just put in something like 'Catching up on  
> historical sondes'.
> 7. Complete the Re-Capcha ('I am not a robot'), then click submit.
>
> Repeat the above from step 2 for all the sondes you have! You will have  
> to re-do the re->capcha every now and again.
>
> I've just gone through all of my collection, including the ones Steve  
> VK5ST gave me a few months >ago.
>
> 73
> Mark VK5QI



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