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How do we get the data from the StratoSAT software and the HALO pod?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Howard Brooks Apr. 2, 2009.

 

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Steve, Yes, you can see the complete APRS track by going to the aprs.fi site. The url is www.aprs.fi/?call=w9yj-11 When the maps page comes up, please go down the right side to the select date portion. Click on 2009 then 2009/10 then 08Thu and th…
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Hi Howard, Is the APRS track still available on an APRS site? I'd love to see your actual flight path compared to the prediction. thanks! -steve
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Glen, Thanks for sharing the video of the recovery. I had wondered about the landing spot based on the APRS data on the internet. I still prefer tree landings to lake landings :) Hope the students have some good data. Howard
October 29, 2009
Please see our website, www.depauw.edu/acad/physics/base for additional details. The flight was successful and all payloads were recovered. Another carbon tube-styrofoam interface failure in the box housing the APRS radio during the descent led to t…
October 12, 2009
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Launch is still a go for 8:10 Eastern Time this morning. Here is the flight prediction for 1500 ft/min ascent and burst at 80 kft. Howard
October 8, 2009
Oops, the flight is today, THURSDAY. Howard
October 8, 2009
Dear friends, The 40th flight of the BASE program is ready for Wednesday morning at 1210 UTC (8:10 EDT) from the football field at Greencastle High School. Assuming we miss the stadium lights, the burst altitude will be around 80 kft with landing n…
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BASE 40 scheduled at Greencastle High School
October 8, 2009 all day
BASE 40 is scheduled for launch on 8 October 2009 at 12:10 UTC from Greencastle High School in Greencastle, Indiana. The flight will use the TU-301 APRS radio operating with call sign, W9YJ-11. Primary payload will be LED photometers. Additional de…
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July 2, 2009
Here is a good link to a government document on hydrogen safety. http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/deepminesafety/lib/deepminesafety/training/hydrogengassafety.pdf Slow filling of the balloon in the open air should not be a problem.
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BASE 40

Launch is still a go for 8:10 Eastern Time this morning.

Here is the flight prediction for 1500 ft/min ascent and burst at 80 kft.

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Posted on October 8, 2009 at 4:09am — 3 Comments

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BASE 34 successfully completed

BASE 34 was successfully completed on 12 March 2009. Launched from the roof of the Julian Science and Mathematics Center on the DePauw campus, the flight reached a maximum altitude of 103,800 feet. Landing occurred between Potsdam and Laura, Ohio. The payload landed in a tree,



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At 3:31pm on March 8, 2009, Jason Krueger said…
We can get you the payload by Wednesday. A long flight is ok with us, we just want to do another balloon-to-balloon link test.

Can you write a blog entry about a technical topic or a story about a recovery?

Thank you - Jason
At 2:32pm on March 5, 2009, Jason Krueger said…
Howard - What time are you going to launch on March 12th? Would you have 2lb or so to do a HALO link test with us?
 
 
 

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