[Fourlanders] Beacon hunt today at 3PM

[Tom McElroy]

Thanks for the signal report Rin.
You got us from 3 miles, on FM.
We were at about 800 feet HAAT,
just to be able to shoot over top of Sawnee Mountain.
Our TX power is 8 milliwatts.

https://picasaweb.google.com/W4SDR.mail/2014BalloonSatBeacons2?authkey=Gv1sRgCIzqoaur_4CM2QE#slideshow/6064160955036761858

We will launch again at 6:30 PM today, and be in the air for about 6-8
minutes near 433.900MHz.
KM4BUN will be on the .15 repeater to take signal reports.

73
Tom
W4SDR

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Tom McElroy <tommcelroy.mail at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The launch is delayed until a spare copter battery is charged.  I say
> 3:15.  Thanks for your patience, and enjoy the Steeler game in the meantime.
>
> 73
> Tom
> W4SDR
>
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Tom McElroy <tommcelroy.mail at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello folks,
>> At 3PM today, I'm sending up a weak beacon at 433.900MHz +/- a few KHz.
>> See the vid here:
>>
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/W4SDR.mail/2014BalloonSatBeacons2?authkey=Gv1sRgCIzqoaur_4CM2QE#slideshow/60641609550367618
>>
>> My hexacopter only runs for 5-10 minutes at a time, so please be patient,
>> and let me deal with the problems I'll certainly encounter.
>> Hopefully it won't rain on me, you or the copter.
>>
>> This beacon is intentionally weak.  But you might pick it up once I get
>> it high in the air.
>> If you can receive CW or USB, you'll hear the true annoying tone of the
>> beacon.
>>
>> If you have a chinaman HT that is FM only, you can hear it on FM as a
>> carrier interruption.
>> But the cliff-effect of FM will limit your range.  Open the squelch, it
>> might help.
>>
>> I hope to have an HT tuned to the .15 machine so we can chat.
>> But be aware that I will have my hands full and won't be able to talk at
>> times.
>>
>> So aim your antennae towards Sawnee Mountain, and let me know if you hear
>> anything.
>>
>> 73
>> Tom
>> W4SDR
>>
>>
>>
>
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