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 TH-D7 Transceiver
144/430 MHz operation
5.5 WATTS @ 13.6 Volts
Built-in 1200/9600 baud TNC
Built-in APRS(TM) operating software
Dual RX on the same band for voice and data (VHF only)
Large 12 digit x 3 line dot matrix display
200 memory channels w/ 8 character display
PC Programmable for frequency and name (PG-4W required)
16 backlit keys (laser cut from inside)
Built-in CTCSS encode and decode
MIL-SPEC 810C/D/E water resistant
10 channel DTMF telephone auto-patch memory
Monitor DX Clusters
TM-V7A and TM-742AD DTMF Remote Control
VC-H1 Visual Communicator advanced control operation
Uses the same accessories as the TH-G71A
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
