ARBONET FAST FACTS

Rev 2.0

Updates:

□      Added RDF Beacon for RDF Hobbiests at 146.550MHz

□      Changed Tactical Frequencies to 146.540 MHz to alleviate bleed over from RDF Beacon

High Altitude Balloon Launch by:

□      Women In Aerospace Leadership Development  and

      supported by ARBONET, PARK and other HAM interests!

Scheduled Launch Date: Saturday April 6, 2013

Scheduled Launch Time: 9:00 AM CDT

Launch Site: Hillsboro Municipal Airport (Airport Designator - KINJ)

Flight Duration: Approximately 2.5 Hours

Alternate Launch Date: Saturday April 7, 2013

WIALD Website: wiald.ae.utexas.edu, Tracking on:  www.arbonet.net

Follow us on Twitter: @UT_WIALD   

WIALD Balloon Payloads:

WIALD Team HOBO Payload:

Components: HOBO Barometric Pressure Sensor, HOBO Accelerometer, HOBO Temperature Sensor and Light Intensity Meter, Cannon Camera for still pictures

Mass: 783 g = 1.7 lbs.

WIALD Team GoPro Payload:

Components: Sparkfun Acceleromter, Temperature Sensor, GoPro video Camera

Mass: 405 g = 0.89 lbs.

WIALD Drift HD Payload:

Components: Drift HD720 Action Camera to record balloon burst

Mass: 38.3 g = 0.08 lb

WIALD APRS Tracking Payload:

Components: Byonics MicroTrak-RTG Transmitter, Byonics GPS-4

Mass: 633 g = 1.4 lbs

Payload Downlink Frequency: 144.390 MHz, Tactical Call Sign: WIALD-1, K5MAE

WIALD / ARBONET APRS Tracking Payload:

Components: Byonics MicroTrak-300 Transmitter

Mass: 726 g = 1.6 lbs

Payload Downlink Frequency: 144.390 MHz, T Call Sign: K5ARB-10

WIALD / ARBONET SPOT Tracking Payload:

Components: SPOT Messenger with gimbaled mount

Mass: 726 g = 1.6 lbs

RDF Beacon

Microfox Beacon on 146.550MHz will tone “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” followed by solid tone for approximately 10 seconds then followed by Morse ID code. Cycle repeats at 1 minute intervals. Yes, I know you want more tone, but this makes it more challenging!

Operational Frequencies:

Launch Site Coordination Frequency:  146.540

Ground Recovery Coordination Frequency: 146.540

APRS Equipped Chase Vehicles:  

K5NOT-3                  Michael Willett Driver with Louise Willett K5RAU Navigator

W5ADC-14               Tony Campbell Driver with TBD Navigator

KE5LHC-11              Dan Brookshire Driver with TBD Navigator

KD5KNR-?               Billy Mason Driver  with Mike Heskett WB5QLD Navigator

K5MAE-?                 Ciara Waldron Driver with TBD Navigator

At A Glance:

□      Payload APRS: K5ARB-10, WIALD-1 (with comment K5MAE)

□      Payload Beacon: 144.550 FM tone / CW on one minute intervals

□      Tactical Frequencies for all phases of prep through recovery: 144.540

□      SPOT Tracking page for copy and paste: 

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=03lTKu4Aq7c13Z8s1nFenqTB1Qqq3nPDH

□      APRS Tracking page for cut and paste:

http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&call=a%2FK5ARB-10%2Ca%2FWIALD-1&timerange=21600&tail=21600