EOSS-341 Colorado Rockies STEM Day at Coors Field - Recap

One 1500g balloon was launched from Coors Field at 10:49 am MDT on Thursday, May 4 as part of the Colorado Rockies STEM Day activities. The balloon ascended to 84,935 feet and landed at 40.07433, -104.409167 in Prospect Valley, Colorado, east of Hudson.

Link for Club members' mileage submission

Channel 9 News coverage located here.

 

Original Announcement: 

EOSS 341 STEM Day / Colorado Rockies Coors Field

 Flight Prediction Page

Preflight net has been changed to a Teams call for those that are participating in the event.  If you are participating and have not recieved an invite please email Rob rwright@eoss.org 

Event Date: 
Thursday, May 4, 2023 - 10:30 to 14:30
Flight Coordinator: 
Rob Wright, NØRPF
Grid: 
Windsor X 30: Y 50 Grid Test: N 40.000 • W 104.000: X 80.8 Y 37.9
Flights: 

EOSS-341

Colorado Rockies STEM Day at Coor Field  

Balloon Type: 
1500g
Parachute: 
12ft Rocketman
Beacons: 
FrequencyCallsignTypeNotes
144.905KC0D-14Remote Release
144.340AE0SS-12APRS/Digi
FrequencyList: 

Flight Day:

Launch Site:
        • 446.050 MHz Simplex  
        (Note that some radios assume these are repeater frequencies and attempt to put a 5 MHz offset in the transmit frequency automatically)

Track & Recovery Operations:
        Repeaters:
   RM HAM DMR WIDE Talk Group 700

        Simplex Frequencies:

        •446.100 MHz Balloon #1 Field Simplex 

        (Note that some radios assume these are repeater frequencies and attempt to put a 5 MHz offset in the transmit frequency automatically)

Digital Mobile Radio (DMR):

The decision as to which talkgroup use will be made by the EOSS RF Coordinator on a per flight basis.

  • Rocky Mountain Wide Network – Talk Group 700 - Rocky Mountain Ham Radio has approval to the use "Wide" for flight operations.
  • Central Colorado Regional Network – Talk Group 720 - On occasion, EOSS may use the Central Colorado Regional Network (Talk Group 720).

  

2M Direction Finding Frequencies:

  • 144.340
  • 144.905

 

Tactical Calls: 
TacticalCall SignNameNotes
AlphaWAØGEHMarty and Mark
BravoW9CNMike
CharlieKCØRPSJim
FoxtrotKEØUWCGlenn Todd
Ground StationN2XGLJeff
HotelKBØYRZChris
TangoKCØLJohn in Texas
TR Breakfast: 
Optional Breakfast: We will have a tracker breakfast at 9:30 AM at the: Pepper Pod 530 Fir Street, Hudson, CO 80642 (303) 536-4736 pepperpodrestaurant@gmail.com