HABEX balloon launch
At the Klerksdorp Hamfest to be held in South Africa on the 2nd July 2011, the HABEX group will be launching a balloon for the occasion.
The launch is scheduled for 08:00 and will be from the Klerksdorp airfield.
The payload consists of a controller that will be running APRS on 144,850. Also in the payload will be a cross band repeater and running APRS. This repeater replaces the Parrot repeater run during a previous launch and which was a great success.
The cross band repeater RX is 145,850 and TX is 437,850. There are no tones.
The group is also planning to incorporate an HF beacon on 40 m as well as a further APRS unit transmitting on 144,800.
However, these are still to be confirmed.
Unfortunately, with the Hamfest being run at a different location, there will not be the normal echolink and live streaming facilities of the past. The team will however endeavour to be on HF while mobile as well as the Cross Band repeater.
Listeners are welcome to call in as well as monitor the flight on www.aprs-za.com or www.aprs.fi.
To view more information on this project, please visit the HABEX web site at www.habex.za.net. The website will also be updated regularly during the course of the week leading up to the 2nd July.
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