TABEL-6: The Complete Flight
Added On: Sep 04 2008
Added By: ke4pjw
Regarding: TABEL6
An overview of the TABEL-6 flight.
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TABEL-6: Google Earth
Added On: Sep 06 2008
Added By: ke4pjw
Regarding: TABEL6
I have created a KML file of the flight of TABEL-6. You may need to adjust your "Touring Speed" in Google Earth to help speed the tour of the flight.
Enjoy!
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Create your own Google Earth files.
Added On: Oct 08 2008
Added By: ke4pjw
Regarding: TABEL6
I have been working on a little web app that some of you guys might appreciate.
You can upload APRS logs of your balloon flights and it will create a KML file from that data.
It is rather limited in features.
1) Currently it only support Location, GPGGA and Mic-E packets.
2) It only has balloon icons.
I will be adding more icons and the ability to parse more packets as time allows.
I will be releasing the source code to the packet parser soon. It is written in C#
One nice thing is you can download track predictions from Balloon Track Online and create KML files.
This gives you the ability to view the prediction in 3-D.
Here is the URL.
http://www.groovin.net/ke4pjw/balloon/kml.php
Enjoy!
Regards,
Terry Trapp
KE4PJW
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TABEL-6 Still Images
Added On: Dec 03 2009
Added By: ke4pjw
Regarding: TABEL6
Here are some still images from TABEL-6.
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TABEL-6 Launch Announcement
Added On: Aug 28 2008
Added By: KQ4TV
Regarding: TABEL6
The Tennessee Balloon Group (NT4BG) will be launching our sixth
experimental package on Saturday, August 30th at 10:00 AM.
The launch location will be at the QTH of:
Bruce W. Martin, KQ4TV
8749 Lebanon Rd.
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
36 13.990N 086 28.220W
EM66sf
The main experiment will be an ATV payload with the downlink on 439.25
MHz.
The package includes:
Videolynx ATV transmitter ~3.5W
OT1 for audio ID via packet burst that includes GPS info and other
telemetry
Intuitive Circuits OSD-GPS board for Video ID and GPS info
Rockwell Jupiter GPS board
12V Lithium AA battery pack
OAL little Wheel
Additional package is an APRS tracker, callsign is NT4BG-11.
HTX-200 on 144.39MHz
OT1X
GPS-18
9v Lithium battery pack
We will also use a 50mW 2m (146.565MHz) FM/morse code ID Beacon.
We will use a 1500g Balloon and a sub one pound, 60 inch parachute.
Experimenting with an 18" drogue chute attached to the balloon to see
if that will keep the balloon from tangling with the main parachute.
Hydrogen is the lifting gas.
Total payload weight should be about 6 lbs.
We hope to reach over 100K feet. There is no cut down mechanism.
Please join us for the launch or chase of this balloon.
We will use 444.975+, CTCSS 107.2 during the chase.
Preparation for launch starts at 8:00AM.
Let us know if you are able to monitor any of the payloads and include
your location and ay other pertinent data by emailing to:
Current predictions show a landing in the vicinity of Lascassas, TN.
Bruce
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Bruce W. Martin, KQ4TV
Tennessee Balloon Group, NT4BG
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TABEL-6 Postponed
Added On: Aug 30 2008
Added By: KQ4TV
Regarding: TABEL6
Landing predictions show that the balloon could land either in Percy
Priest Lake and/or inside the BNA Controlled Airspace.
Neither of these are desirable. Predictions for Monday, September 1st
are much more favorable with a landing east of Lebanon.
Thus we will postpone the launch to Monday 9/1/08 at 10:00 AM.
Bruce
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TABEL-6 Recovered
Added On: Sep 01 2008
Added By: KQ4TV
Regarding: TABEL6
TABEL-6 was successfully launched at 10:45 AM CDT from 36 13.990N 086 28.220W.
The 7 pound combined payload and 8.5 pounds of nozzle lift gave a fairly slow 600 FPM ascent.
Landing was at 2:16 PM CDT in the vicinity of 36 17.48910N 086 18.55955W, just north of Lebanon, TN.
All parts of the payload were recovered. The addition of the experimental 26" drogue chute attached to the balloon worked well, with the balloon partially wrapped around the drogue chute risers but not enough to keep it from inflating and keeping the balloon away from the main parachute.
Launch Video from the Balloon payload.
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