Flight photos (Mike Gerszewski)
Tracking log (Mike Gerszewski)
APRSworld.net tracking map and info
The Space Studies Capstone flight is set for 2:00 pm on Thursday, August 5th.
Payload: 2M APRS for tracking, Basic Stamp II sequencer, ATV, 'balloonsat' made
by Concordia College balloon group.
Frequency change: we're switching our APRS transmitter to 144.390 MHz to allow
other APRS users in the area to also track the balloon.
ATV info:
Frequency for the ATV transmitter: 434.00 MHz (Cable Channel 59)
Audio and Video, the audio subchannel will contain the callsign KC0JBK every 5
minutes or so, controlled by a Basic-X microcontroller.
The onboard antenna used is a dual band MFJ-1818 rubber duck 1/4 wave with 2.15
dB of gain. The transmitter power is ~100 mW.
Primary Tracker info:
We will broadcast APRS data on 144.39, with a packet rate of 1 every 15
seconds.
Secondary Tracker:
The Concordia packet will broadcast APRS at a frequency of 145.7 MHz.