ASCEND! High Altitude Balloon Payload Project
By Jeff Wheeler, Charles Franz, Kevin Kirkpatrick, and John Tolby
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Project Information
- Sponsor
- Description
- Requirements and Specifications
- Flight Path
- Schedule
- Team Members
- Faculty Advisor
Payload Design
- Block Diagram
- Packaging
- Video Capture System
- Video Communications
- Sensors
- Data Acquisition Processor
- GPS Logger
- GPS Communications
Ground Station Design
- Video Receiver
- GPS Receiver
-RESULTS
-FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
Kenwood Transceiver -
TH-F6A
144/220/440 MHz with 5 WATTS on all 3 bands
8 Character Alphanumeric Display
Up to 8 groups of 50 channels per memory bank
Famous Loud and Clear Kenwood Audio
Dual Channel Simultaneous Receive even on the same band
Easy access Single Knob Encoder/volume control
7.4 Volt 1550 mAh Lithium Ion battery (largest & most power in the industry)
4 Selectable Transmit Power Levels
Backlit “laser-cut” keypad for durability
MIL-STD 810 for vibration, shock and light rain
Built-in CTCSS Encode/Decode / DCS Digital Coded Squelch
10 DTMF Auto-patch memories
1200/9600 bps TNC ready (no adapter required)
Single High Performance Antenna (no switching required)
AM Aircraft Receive
TOT Time Out Timer
Weight with PB-42L Battery 8.8 oz.
First Ever Compact Amateur HT with Built-in VOX
435 PC Programmable Memories (over twice the competition)
3 Call Channels plus 20 for programmable scan
Special (10) Channel Weather station mode
Best HT ever for Satellite operation (including AO-27)
FM/FM – W/FM – N/AM + USB & LSB / CW
0.01~ 1300 MHz RX (widest transceiver in the industry)
Built-in battery charging system during DC operation
Battery Voltage Level Indicator
LARGE FONT mode for easy reading
Multi-Scroll Key for easy menu access
1750 Hz Tone Burst
Visual Scan to monitor adjacent channel activity
Automatic Simplex Checker
Built-in Ferrite Bar antenna for AM receive (0.1 ~ 7 MHz)
Wireless Remote Control
APO Auto Power Off
Optional BT-13 Alkaline Battery Case for Emergency use
Dimensions (W 2 5/26) x (H 3 7/16) x (D 1 3/16) inches
If you have any questions or comments about this webpage
please contact Jeff Wheeler at
jlw268@dana.ucc.nau.edu
Last Updated March 25, 2007