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About

The communications project will deliver a balloon payload that allows receipt of telemetry and other payload data as well allow command of the balloon systems as needed. Communications are commonly delivered over Amateur Radio frequencies by licensed operators. Networks like APRS are favored for some balloon-related communication.

These team members will also be responsible for ensuring one or more suitable ground stations are in place to reliably receive data from the communications systems. This team is encouraged to partner with the HacDC Amateur Radio club and other amateur radio organizations and enthusiasts. This team will also facilitate logistical communications primarily for the launch and recovery teams.

Team Members

Derk
Ethan Waldo (licensed for Amateur Radio)
Martin (licensed for Amateur Radio)
Nancy Wolfson

Possible Balloon Communications

Primary VHF APRS tracker - sends regular APRS beacons with GPS and limited telemetry - use national 144.390 MHz network
Secondary UHF APRS tracker - sends regular APRS beacons with GPS and limited telemetry - use a frequency to be determined at the launch site
13 cm Broadband Downlink - send realtime video or broadband data
uhf/vhf cross-band repeater - allow hams to communicate long distance with handy-talkies
433 MHz ISM band low data rate telemetry

Possible Chase Team Communications

Cell phone WiFi for APRS.fi information
VHF and UHF APRS receiver, possibly tracking, text and digitpeating for off-grid operations
Primary Voice - cell phone
Secondary Voice - VHF and UHF mobile radios in conjunction with repeaters for off-grid operations operations

Possible Ground Station Communications

13 cm broadband receiver/recorder with 90 cm dish
UHF/VHF receiver/recorder for SSTV
433 MHz data receiver/recorder with yagi
Primary Voice - cell phone
Secondary Voice - VHF and UHF mobile radios in conjunction with repeaters for off-grid operations operations

Teensy All-in-one

APRS Tracker using Teensy 3.1
Teensy 3.2
TinyTracker GPS/GSM/CAN for Teensy 3.1/3.2
10DOF MPU9250+MS5637 sensor addon for Teensy
SPI Flash Memory Add-ons for Teensy 3.X
Radiometrix 500mW VHF Narrowband Transceiver (same as used in TinyTrak4)

Communications Links

Bionics TinyTrak 4 Likely primary APRS tracker - has limited telemetry capability SainSonic TNC and 1 W transmitter Arduino TNC using bertos Arduino shield Wouxun KG-UV8D instant cross-band repeater in action our cute little Yaesu VX-1 UHF radio 433 MHz ISM band transceiver - 1 W, up to 256 kbps APRS on your cell phone Bluetooth TNC for above Where is SB-6? APRSISCE APRS tracking software for Windows Direwolf TNC software for Windows and Linux/PC/RasPi xastir APRS tracking software for Linux/PC/RasPi SoundModem TNC software for Linux/PC/RasPi Radiometrix Transmitters & RF Modules LoRa modem and 434 MHz radio shield for RasPi

Spaceblimp 6 Links

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 =About=
 The communications project will deliver a balloon payload that allows receipt of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemetry telemetry] and other payload data as well allow command of the balloon systems as needed.  Communications are commonly delivered over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio Amateur Radio] frequencies by licensed operators.  Networks like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Packet_Reporting_System APRS] are favored for some balloon-related communication.
+These team members will also be responsible for ensuring one or more suitable ground stations are in place to reliably receive data from the communications systems.  This team is encouraged to partner with the [http://www.w3hac.org HacDC Amateur Radio club] and [http://www.arrl.org/find-a-club other amateur radio organizations] and enthusiasts.  This team will also facilitate logistical communications primarily for the launch and recovery teams.
 =Team Members=
+*Derk
 *[[User:Ewaldo|Ethan Waldo]] (licensed for Amateur Radio)
 *Martin (licensed for Amateur Radio)
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 * 433 MHz data receiver/recorder with yagi
 * Primary Voice - cell phone
+* Secondary Voice - VHF and UHF mobile radios in conjunction with repeaters for off-grid operations operations
+=Teensy All-in-one=
+*[https://forum.pjrc.com/threads/24998-APRS-Tracker-using-Teensy-3-1 APRS Tracker using Teensy 3.1]
+*[https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy32.html Teensy 3.2]
+*[https://www.tindie.com/products/Fusion/tinytracker-gpsgsmcan-for-teensy-3132/ TinyTracker GPS/GSM/CAN for Teensy 3.1/3.2]
+*[https://www.tindie.com/products/Fusion/10dof-mpu9250ms5637-sensor-addon-for-teensy/ 10DOF MPU9250+MS5637 sensor addon for Teensy]
+*[https://www.tindie.com/products/onehorse/spi-flash-memory-add-ons-for-teensy-3x/ SPI Flash Memory Add-ons for Teensy 3.X]
+*[http://www.radiometrix.com/content/bim1h Radiometrix 500mW VHF Narrowband Transceiver] (same as used in TinyTrak4)
 =Communications Links=
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 [http://xastir.sourceforge.net/ xastir APRS tracking software for Linux/PC/RasPi]
 [http://www.linux-ax25.org/wiki/Soundmodem SoundModem TNC software for Linux/PC/RasPi]
+[http://www.radiometrix.com/ Radiometrix Transmitters & RF Modules]
+[https://store.uputronics.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=61&product_id=68 LoRa modem and 434 MHz radio shield for RasPi]
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