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Ledbury 434 MHz School Balloon Launch

Posted: 14 Sep 2016 05:04 AM PDT
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/09/14/ledb...chool-balloon/

SSDV picture from a PIE balloon Image credit Dave Akerman
M6RPI/2E0LTX/M0RPI

Ryan Ing reports he will launch a high altitude balloon with a 434 MHz Slow
Scan Digital Video (SSDV) payload from the John Masefield High School
Thursday, September 15.

The balloons transmitter should have a range of some 500-600 km for much of
its flight permitting reception across the UK.

Ryan says: Ill be doing my first launch around 10am Sept 15 from my sixth
form in Ledbury, Herefordshire.Â* Predicted to burst at 32km, landing
somewhere near Leominster.

RTTY, 434.250 MHz, 300 baud, 770 Hz Shift, 2 stop bits and 8 bit ASCII.
With SSDV

Online real-time tracking of balloons http://tracker.habhub.org/

Useful High Altitude Balloon, UKHAS and SSDV links
https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/balloons/