Sunday October 16 2005 at 7 AM (10 AM GMT) this 25 feet impressive balloon will be launched from
Capilla del Señor (50 miles NW from Buenos Aires). Will transmit telemetry with a CW beacon on 2 meters FM at
144.005 Mhz. (See photos at www.amsat.org.ar)
This is the premiere joint experience between AMSAT Argentina (20 years organization, owner of LUSAT-1 AO-19) and 'Turma del Plata' (1st and only argentine organization highly experienced on aerostatic ballons). Both organizations signed on 2005 a cooperation agreement for joint experiments & development.
This hot air balloon is the result of continuous development and multiple launchs made by
'Turma del Plata' headed by an enthusiastic group of highly skilled experimenters worldwide known by their activity on balloons.
Balloon will emit CW at 10 WPM every 30 seconds, providing sequence number, temperature, battery voltage, LU7AA AMSAT callsign, Turma del Plata amateurs callsign, and text explaining this event.
(Hear planned transmission
here).
Any 2 meters handy will allow listen to balloon on a radius of at least 150 miles during the 2 hours estimated flight.
Received CW on 144.005 Mhz will allow track balloon position and trajectory thru triangulation.
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