From the reflectors:

"The University of Tennessee ARC is planning a balloon
launch on Saturday afternoon at about 1:30 PM, and they could use
YOUR help. They're going for the distance record with this launch,
and the balloon will include a CW beacon on HF, which will be
relaying telemetry and location information. Feedback from monitoring
stations will provide them with the data they need to achieve their
record. The beacon will be on 14.325 MHz (+ or - 2kHz)and will be
transmitting AA4UT/B every 15 seconds, with the full telemetry data
given every 4 minutes (stuff like altitude, latitude and longitude,
temperature, battery voltage, etc.)"

"If you copy their signals, please QSL to www.utarc.org They'd really
appreciate it."

(I presume the time is 1:30 PM EST)

73 de Jim, N2EY

wrote:
From the reflectors:

"The University of Tennessee ARC is planning a balloon
launch on Saturday afternoon at about 1:30 PM, and they could use
YOUR help. They're going for the distance record with this launch,

They better put someone on the West coast to watch for it coming
around. During the atmosphere expirements of IGY 57-58, nearly every
balloon circumnavigated the globe at least once.

and the balloon will include a CW beacon on HF, which will be
relaying telemetry and location information. Feedback from monitoring
stations will provide them with the data they need to achieve their
record. The beacon will be on 14.325 MHz (+ or - 2kHz)and will be
transmitting AA4UT/B every 15 seconds, with the full telemetry data
given every 4 minutes (stuff like altitude, latitude and longitude,
temperature, battery voltage, etc.)"

"If you copy their signals, please QSL to www.utarc.org They'd really
appreciate it."

(I presume the time is 1:30 PM EST)

73 de Jim, N2EY

How is Mike's project coming along?

wrote:
From the reflectors:

"The University of Tennessee ARC is planning a balloon
launch on Saturday afternoon at about 1:30 PM, and they could use
YOUR help. They're going for the distance record with this launch,
and the balloon will include a CW beacon on HF, which will be
relaying telemetry and location information. Feedback from monitoring
stations will provide them with the data they need to achieve their
record. The beacon will be on 14.325 MHz (+ or - 2kHz)and will be
transmitting AA4UT/B every 15 seconds, with the full telemetry data
given every 4 minutes (stuff like altitude, latitude and longitude,
temperature, battery voltage, etc.)"

"If you copy their signals, please QSL to www.utarc.org They'd really
appreciate it."

(I presume the time is 1:30 PM EST)

73 de Jim, N2EY

Jim, how did it go? Did you copy them on 20M?

wrote:
wrote:
From the reflectors:

"The University of Tennessee ARC is planning a balloon
launch on Saturday afternoon at about 1:30 PM, and they could use
YOUR help. They're going for the distance record with this launch,

They better put someone on the West coast to watch for it coming
around. During the atmosphere expirements of IGY 57-58, nearly every
balloon circumnavigated the globe at least once.

and the balloon will include a CW beacon on HF, which will be
relaying telemetry and location information. Feedback from monitoring
stations will provide them with the data they need to achieve their
record. The beacon will be on 14.325 MHz (+ or - 2kHz)and will be
transmitting AA4UT/B every 15 seconds, with the full telemetry data
given every 4 minutes (stuff like altitude, latitude and longitude,
temperature, battery voltage, etc.)"

"If you copy their signals, please QSL to www.utarc.org They'd really
appreciate it."

(I presume the time is 1:30 PM EST)

73 de Jim, N2EY

How is Mike's project coming along?

'Bout the same as your "antenna farm".

wrote:
From the reflectors:

"The University of Tennessee ARC is planning a balloon
launch on Saturday afternoon at about 1:30 PM, and they could use
YOUR help. They're going for the distance record with this launch,
and the balloon will include a CW beacon on HF, which will be
relaying telemetry and location information. Feedback from monitoring
stations will provide them with the data they need to achieve their
record. The beacon will be on 14.325 MHz (+ or - 2kHz)and will be
transmitting AA4UT/B every 15 seconds, with the full telemetry data
given every 4 minutes (stuff like altitude, latitude and longitude,
temperature, battery voltage, etc.)"

"If you copy their signals, please QSL to www.utarc.org They'd really
appreciate it."

Wunnerful wunnerful. So where's the plotters awready??


(I presume the time is 1:30 PM EST)

73 de Jim, N2EY

On 31 Dec 2005 17:01:09 -0800, wrote:


wrote:
From the reflectors:

"The University of Tennessee ARC is planning a balloon
launch on Saturday afternoon at about 1:30 PM, and they could use
YOUR help. They're going for the distance record with this launch,
and the balloon will include a CW beacon on HF, which will be
relaying telemetry and location information. Feedback from monitoring
stations will provide them with the data they need to achieve their
record. The beacon will be on 14.325 MHz (+ or - 2kHz)and will be
transmitting AA4UT/B every 15 seconds, with the full telemetry data
given every 4 minutes (stuff like altitude, latitude and longitude,
temperature, battery voltage, etc.)"

"If you copy their signals, please QSL to www.utarc.org They'd really
appreciate it."

(I presume the time is 1:30 PM EST)

73 de Jim, N2EY

Jim, how did it go? Did you copy them on 20M?

why did they choose that band how would they ever know wether the
report came from hearing some loca or world wide skip. seem silly to
me if they want data of any value to use that band and mode

but anything on results?

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wrote:
On 31 Dec 2005 17:01:09 -0800, wrote:

Jim, how did it go? Did you copy them on 20M?

why did they choose that band how would they ever know wether the
report came from hearing some loca or world wide skip. seem silly to
me if they want data of any value to use that band and mode

Someone put this day on the calendar.

Mark FINALLY said something with which I can wholeheartedly,
unrepentingly agree with.

but anything on results?

Ditto.

73

Steve, K4YZ

K4YZ wrote:
wrote:
On 31 Dec 2005 17:01:09 -0800, wrote:

Jim, how did it go? Did you copy them on 20M?

why did they choose that band how would they ever know wether the
report came from hearing some loca or world wide skip. seem silly to
me if they want data of any value to use that band and mode

Someone put this day on the calendar.

why?

Mark FINALLY said something with which I can wholeheartedly,
unrepentingly agree with.

it is not the first time

it is not even the first time you have done so in my own name


but anything on results?

Ditto.

73

can't go a whole post without lying eh steve

Steve, K4YZ

In article ,
wrote:

| record. The beacon will be on 14.325 MHz (+ or - 2kHz)and will be
| transmitting AA4UT/B every 15 seconds, with the full telemetry data
| given every 4 minutes (stuff like altitude, latitude and longitude,
| temperature, battery voltage, etc.)"
....
| why did they choose that band how would they ever know wether the
| report came from hearing some loca or world wide skip. seem silly to
| me if they want data of any value to use that band and mode

If the beacon is broadcasting it's current coordinates, then it really
doesn't matter where the recevier is, does it? Only that he's able to
pick up the signal and relay the coordinates as received.

In that case, a 14 MHz signal ought to be receivable by more people
than a 2 meter or 70 cm signal, right? So using a HF band ought to
allow more reports to come in ...

(Or am I missing something here?)

--
Doug McLaren,
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

an_old_friend wrote:
K4YZ wrote:
wrote:
On 31 Dec 2005 17:01:09 -0800, wrote:

Jim, how did it go? Did you copy them on 20M?

why did they choose that band how would they ever know wether the
report came from hearing some loca or world wide skip. seem silly to
me if they want data of any value to use that band and mode

Someone put this day on the calendar.

why?

Obvioulsy you were too impatient to read further before
commenting, then too stupid to go back and edit after reading why.

Mark FINALLY said something with which I can wholeheartedly,
unrepentingly agree with.

it is not the first time

It's the first time in 7 years. That's long enough to have been
declared dead in most states.

it is not even the first time you have done so in my own name


but anything on results?

Ditto.

73

can't go a whole post without lying eh steve

What lie?

The "73"...?!?!

Mark, when you act right, discuss things in a meaningful manner
and do so without being snide, slanderous, profane or presumptive, I
have no problem addressing you like I do anyone else, and that includes
sending you a "73".

And if you'll notice, those "73" 's are very few and very far
between!

Like now.

Steve, K4YZ