ASCEND! High Altitude Balloon Payload Project

By Jeff Wheeler, Charles Franz, Kevin Kirkpatrick, and John Tolby

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Project Infomation
- 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 Reciever
- Location Tracking

2.4 GHz Transmitter
-BATTERY OPERATED 5 V-12 V
-RF POWER max. 80 mW
-LOW CURRENT CONS. 98 mA/12V
-SMALLEST SIZE 1.7" X 1.1" X 0.4"
-SMA ANTENNA CONNECTOR
-METAL ENLOSURE
-NTSC, PAL or SECAM TV SYSTEMS
-VIDEO SIGNAL 1V, 75 ohm
-PLL CONTROLLED
-FREQUENCY 2.400 MHz - 2.500 MHz
-AUDIO INPUT 300 mV
-4 CHANNELS

Yagi-Uda Antenna
-14 Dbi
-Horizontal and Vertical Polarization Planes
-50 Ohm


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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