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Gerd Dijkstra

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Apr 18, 2024, 2:52:37 AMApr 18

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This Sunday morning April 21 Amateur Balloon from Friesland Holland.

Launch around 10/10:30 in the morning local time .

-APRS -432.500 every 2 minutes 1200/Baud packet in FM.

With the call PA3GPU-11

the text: "Balloon tracker from PE1PNX and PA3GPU have FUN '73"

We also will broadcast in RTTY .

-RRTY - 434.710 mhz every 20 sec in USB in mode 7N2 100bd with 540 Hz tone spacing. With the Call PE1PNX-RRTY.

We will also test a Mestastic Node on 433mhz with the call HAB Ballon PA3GPU, which will be hung on a kite at a distance of 100 meters and see what pings there are. Before we turn it into a balloon project in the future.