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


VRX-24l

Audio/Video Receiver 2.4 GHz

Operating Frequencies:

2300 GHz- 2500 GHz

Channel:

#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

DC Voltage:

9 V- 12 V

RF power:

N/A

Minimum required voltage:

9 V

Battery power:

12 V/ 300 mA

Video distortion:

3%

Sensitivity:

-92 dBm

Video Format:

PAL, NTSC

Current Consumption:

280 mA / 9 V

Antenna:

Recommended high gain, omni directional ant.

Antenna Connector:

SMA

Impedance:

50 ohms

Video output Connector:

RCA F

Video Impedance:

75 ohms

Two Audio outputs:

300 mV per channel

Carrier frequencies for audio channels:

6 MHz and 6.5 MHz

Temperature Range:

-25 +65* C

Dimensions:

2.5" X 5.7" X 0.8"

Weight:

200 grams

Demodulation:

WFM


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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