Announcement of EOSS-135

Flight Coordinator: Rob Wright, KC0UUO (kcouuo@eoss.org)

LAUNCH DATE: February 28th, 2009 (wx +1) 
LAUNCH TIME: 07:00 MST (14:00 UTC)
LAUNCH SITE: Windosor, CO (see directions)

Payload Experiment Designer

• EOSS - systems test, fun flight

EOSS Flight Day Frequencies:

Tracking and Recovery Frequencies

• Preflight Net:
  • 147.225 MHz 8 pm MST the evening prior to flight day
    • 145.160 MHz simulcast in the Springs
    • 145.460 MHz simulcast in Boulder
  • 146.640 MHz will serve as a backup frequency
• Tracking and Recovery Operations
  • 449.450 MHz RMRL (103.5 Hz Tone)
  • 447.575 MHz CRA (107.2 Hz tone)
  • 146.550 MHz simplex (same simplex for field and launch ops)
  • Repeater Coverage Pages - Listings of all repeaters available in the expected flight areas.
  • There may be FRS operations see THIS PAGE for a list of channel numbers and their associated UHF Frequencies.

EOSS-135

• Beacons
  • 145.600 MHz
    • CW ID: K0ANI
• APRS
  • 145.600 MHz
    • ID: K0ANI-11
  • 144.340 MHz
    • ID: KC0YA-11
    • DIGI: EOSS
    • Node: BALND2
    • APRS Time Slotted Every 30 seconds at 0:15 and 0:45
      • power up at 13 seconds past the GPS minute to properly slot telemetry
    • Telemetry once a minute
    • Sample Data
  • 147.535 MHz
    • ID: K0SCC-11
  • 147.555 MHz
    • ID: W0WYX
    • RMRL Cross Band Repeater GPS
• Cross Band Repeater
  • Input: 445.975 MHz
  • Output: 147.555 MHz
  • ID: W0WYX
• ATV
  • 426.250 MHz AM
    • ID: AE0SS
    • GPS overlay
    • de-spun 3G payload w/ B-LAN receiver

Flight Systems: 

EOSS-135  

Payload Configuration:

• Payload_Plan_135_rev6.pdf

Tracking and Recovery Info:

Breakfast

Trackers on your own or at the McDonalds (I-70 exit 359 south side) at 05:00 to 05:15.  Departure for tracking locations no later than 06:00 from Limon.

 

Grid

Location	Grid X	Grid Y
Last Chance (Intersection of SR71 & US36)	15.5	49.5
TrackPoint Test = 40° 15' N,  103° 30' W	20.4	84.5

 

Tactical Call Signs

Tactical	Callsign	Name	Notes
Alpha	WG0E	Colin & Tim (no call)	Tracking and Recovery Coordinator
Bravo	KB0YRZ	Chris
Charlie	W9CN	Mike
Delta	WB0DKT, WB6KDF, & KG6HXM	Glenn, Loren, Sam & Suzanna
Echo	KC0RPS, N0SSW, & N0NFW	Jim, Harlan & George
Foxtrot	K0SCC	Steve & Daryl
Golf	WA0GEH, KC0D	Marty & Mark
Hotel	KC0UUO	Rob
	N0NDM, W0CBH	Larry & Benjie	Launch Coordinator…tentative tracking
	AE0SS	Nick	Ground Station