Balloon Flight Saturday

[Patrick Croft]

AMATEUR RADIO BALLOON FLIGHT INFO

Windtrax-18 BALLOON LAUNCH
Note: THE NEW HF FREQ. FOR THIS FLIGHT.......
( check our website www.windtrax.org for real time I-NET pics..)
( also for detailed directions to launch site...see the web site sked.)

(also check out the Balloon to balloon link-up test info on website)
LAUNCH DATE:......09 MAY 98 (Sat)

TIME: 1200-1300 UTC (0700-0800 AM INDIANA TIME)

LAUNCH SITE: Mill Creek East Elementary School, Clayton, IN.
Elev. 800 ft MSL
Lat 39-41-28 N \Lng 086-31-30 W
CRUISING ALT: Max Altitude approx. 100,000 feet
FORECASTED TRAJECTORY & EST CLIMB TO 60K FT:
A. 50 Mi. SE of launch site, while climbing to 100K Ft, then descending
to surface by parachute.
B. 1 HR to 60k Ft. & 90 min's. max altitude.

Prelaunch Freqs.:
Ck-ins (HF)......3847-67 Khz...(3857 kc)...W9VMT, George
(Local Talk-in)....2M...147.06/R...
Nets will begin at 1145 UTC
Balloon Type: Kaymont 1500 Gr.
Parachute size: 8 Ft. Diameter by KB9BSV

Flight Package's on board:
.FM VOICE CROSSBAND REPEATER By Paul W9DUU
2m Rcvr to 6M & 70cm Xmtrs, with voice ID & Nicad Pwr. pack.self contained
in separate starfoam box. 1/2
wave antennas on top & bottom of box. 100 mw Pout. & (V) pol antennas.
.GPS/PACKETT By WB9IHS; Chuck
Garmin GPS rcvr, controlled by Paccom Packet TNC & down liked on 446.0 Mhz
solid state Xmtr. Self
contained in separate starfoam box with Lithum Pwr packs. Audio beeper
attached to outside.
Xmtr antenna is1/4 wave antenna on bottom of box & Rcvr is Garmin strip
line antenna on top of box.
500 mw =Pout.
.ATV...By Terry KT9V
(2) CCD camera's, 1-B&W (up-view) &1-color(Hview), plus WB8ELK color video
graphics board and
downlinked on Wyman ATV Xmtr. via 1/4 wave antenna. Self contained in
separate starfoam box with Lithum
Pwr pack. CCD Cam's are Horz. & Up views controlled by solid state
switching.
Flight Package Freq's.:
.Crossband Repeater: Dn...52.525 & 444.85 Mhz UP..144.3 Mhz (VP)
50 & 100 Mw Pout
......PLEASE VOICE ONLY ON THE CROSSBAND REPEATER.......
.GPS/Packet: Dn...446.00 Mhz @ 1200 baud packet (VP) 750 Mw Pout.
all balloon info will be DIGID on 144.39 aprs net-work...
.ATV : Dn..439.25 Mhz (VP) 1.5 W Pout
ALL AMATEUR'S WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE.....