Recap of EOSS-105/106

LAUNCH DATE: 17-June-2006
LAUNCH SITE: Deer Trail, CO (Driving Directions)

Individual Balloon Recaps

Flight Tracks and Predictions only, all other data linked on this page

Recap of EOSS-105

Recap of EOSS-106

Tracking and Recovery Team
Flight Day Breakfast

  • Talkin: 146.880 MHz
  • 5:15 am
  • Location: Waffle House
    • 19312 E Plaza Dr, Parker, CO

EOSS Frequencies:

Global Frequencies

  • Preflight Net:
    • 147.225 MHz 107.2 Hz tone
    • 8:00 PM Night before flight
  • Tracking and Recovery Operations
    • 448.450 MHz PPFMA Repeater (100 Hz Tone)
      • If flightpath goes east or south
    • 449.450 MHz RMRL Repeater (103.5 Hz Tone)
      • If flight path goes northeast
    • 146.550 MHz simplex (for both field ops and the launch site)
    • Repeater Coverage Pages - Listings of all repeaters available in the expected flight areas.
    • 7.228 MHz + QRM HF (sporadic usage)

Payload Configuration:

Internet Gateway Stations:

as seen on Findu.Com

EOSS-105

For AE0SS-11

  • K0AEM-1 - Richard Beggs, Thornton, CO
  • K0YG-7 - Mark Patton - Foxfield, CO
  • KC0LNO-1 - Michael M Skinner, Monument, CO
  • N0PSJ - Christopher Holmes, Arvada, CO

 

EOSS-106

For KC0YA-11

  • K0AEM-1 - Richard Beggs, Thornton, CO
  • K0YG-7 - Mark Patton - Foxfield, CO
  • KC0LNO-1 - Michael M Skinner, Monument, CO
  • N0PSJ - Christopher Holmes, Arvada, CO

For K0ANI-11

  • K0YG-7 - Mark Patton - Foxfield, CO
  • KI4GYZ - Arthur Hostmark, Thornton, CO

EOSS wishes to express our sincere appreciation to the stations above who iGated the balloon APRS telemetry onto the internet.

We are relying heavily on real time position information available on the net to allow the FAA controllers to have up to the minute location data to assist them in air traffic control.

Redundant stations for the balloon iGating provide excellent coverage. If you are able to iGate we invite you to join the Internet Gateway Team. Contact me (webmaster@eoss.org) to be put in touch with the coordinator. By joining the team, you are giving peace of mind to the iGate coordinator for that flight. He knows you'll be there and he can rely on you.

Naturally, anyone can iGate data onto the net and even if you aren't a member of the team we will welcome your contribution to the internet based tracking effort. If you callsign appears on the findu.com log, you'll be shown as a contributing station as those above are.

Having more than one station covering each APRS beacon means that should a station drop out momentarily, the others can often maintain the data flow.

Thanks again guys! The FAA (and EOSS) are very grateful for your assistance in this endeavor.

Future I-Gaters:

Check out the EOSS I-Gate page for information on how to participate and why we need you.

Current I-Gate Stations:

Guys, the prediction program used to determine the track of the balloon prior to flight can now output a prediction for the Rise, Closest Approach, and Set of the balloon for each of your stations. I have posted a prediction page for stations that I have been able to discover geographic coordinates. See the I-Gate prediction page for an example. The page will not be updated daily, however, it will be updated the evening prior to flight for I-gate planning purposes.

I have often been asked by iGaters when they should expect to either start receiving signals (AOS) or expect to see those signals disappear (LOS). This prediction page should answer all those questions for you.

Tracking and Recovery Info:

Tactical and Grid Assignments for EOSS-105/6 as of Friday, June 16, 2006 19:15 MDT

Grid

Location X Y
Deer Trail 33 58
Punkin Center 51.5 5.5
Calhan 20 18.9
Kiowa 11 40
Touchdown (see Prediction Page)

Tactical Callsigns

Tactical Callsign Name Notes
Alpha N0NDM, W0CBH Larry and Benjie Tracking and Recovery Coordinator
Bravo KB0YRZ Chris  
Charlie AC7FY, KC0WTR Clint and Jacob  
Delta K0LOB Jim visiting from Washington
Echo N0MPM, WG0E Mike and Colin  
Foxtrot KC0RPS, KI4GYZ Jim and Art  
Golf WA0GEH, N0AUS Marty and Al  
Hotel K0SCC Steve, Daryl  
India N0NHJ Chuck "visiting" from Glenwood Springs
Juliet KC0UUO Rob and Bob  

 

Notes:

Our Customer

Colorado University Gateway program and Demosat program.

note: customers are welcome to submit detailed synopses of their flights or web links to their own web sites.

Photos:

EOSS-105

Launch Site

Recovery Site

EOSS-106

Launch Site

Recovery Site

Audio:

Video:

Nothing received

Data:

EOSS-105

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EOSS-106

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Charts:

Charts by Nick Hanks from the Ground station

Charts by Steve Osborne from the data acquired from EOSS-106