405.030

[dlwtrunked]

Clicking on the balloon in question says 21 GNSS svc used. Would satellites be able to track when low to the ground?

Would be cool to mod one with a longer lasting battery and release it back up on a windy day. I think I would like to add one to my collection of stuff. Will be watching the map more often.

The balloon has a GPS receiver to get its position (satellites do not receive a signal from the balloon). Even close to the ground or on the ground, it will receive the GPS signals and get its position that it will transmit on its own frequency. Releasing one or turning one back on with new batteries would be a legal issue. Some people have lowered the power and used a dummy load resistor for close range experiment. Check the map at 0000 UTC and 1200 UTC to see where the balloons are going that day-it will surprise you over time how much that changes. I have seen them go out of the same site in all directions over time due to the winds

 

[pro106import]

NP...Pro106...I appreciate the input ....oh by the way gotta put this in there (Go LEAFS!)

Hey good luck to the Leafs. Hope we meet in the Finals. That would be fun. OK back on topic...thanks everyone for the educational experience today with all this. Very interesting. It must have come right over my house lol. Time to get the binocs out. See there is always something to listen to, even if someday encryption tries to take over the hobby. Thanks for the frequency find @Marcy57

 

[Marcy57]

Ok so bare with me here cause this is new to me? so that wx balloon that I was monitoring
yesterday I do not see on web site DLW provided for me so is it like gone out into the ocean?
cause that is where I seen it last...so I,m assuming it,s like a one shot deal it goes up they get
their info they want from it and goodbye....is that correct ?? thanks 73,s Marcy

 

[ind224]

How about this one? There is a company called Near Space Labs....

 

[Marcy57]

I have DFM17 on 403.001 good cpy as of 1240....73,s Marcy

 

[dave3825]

Are you using your pre amp or just the discone? How often does it tx?

 

[Marcy57]

Discone w/ the preamp but even with it off I copied it...it is gone now...Marcy

 

[Marcy57]

Are you using your pre amp or just the discone? How often does it tx?

Dave there is one now on 405.412.5 if you can cpy vy loud hr..I do not see it on the tracker
web site but def. on 405.4125 at 2120 73,s Marcy

 

[dlwtrunked]

I see it on the tracker site now (6 p.m.)

 

[Marcy57]

ok tks...I did not see it like 20 minutes ago checked several times...agn tks..73,s Marcy

 

[Marcy57]

weird ?? it was not there before ...oh well!!
looks like it came from Mass. ...out in the ocean now!
73,s Marcy

 

[dlwtrunked]

weird ?? it was not there before ...oh well!!
looks like it came from Mass. ...out in the ocean now!
73,s Marcy

It was high enough for you but too low for the farther away station reporting it later to the website.