[W6YRA] W6YRA HAB Planning Meeting - 1 Feb, 3PM

[Ryan Caron]

A reminder, we will be chatting about the balloon project this afternoon 
in Slichter 2834, after the Tech Class.

Sincerely,
Ryan Caron
Associate Development Engineer
UCLA - Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics
Tel 310-267-0696   |   Cell 603-801-8233

On 1/30/2014 3:17 PM, Kyle Colton wrote:
> We'll be having another planning meeting for the high altitude balloon
> (HAB) this Saturday, 1 February starting at around 3pm (immediately
> after the class). Last week, the class ended a bit early, around 2:30pm,
> and if it does, we'll start the planning meeting then.
>
> Last week, we mostly talked about the general idea and mission
> requirements, this week, I'd like to go in depth more on some of the
> design trades (packet reporting, flight termination, sensory, etc). We
> may also give out a few research projects to be reported on next week.
>
> I made a document detailing all the research I've done and all the plans
> I've made. It's attached (both in PDF and LaTeX form). It's definitely a
> preliminary draft and I may have made mistakes (in design or in writing).
>
> As always, it is strongly recommended you attend the class if you want
> to participate in the HAB project.
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
>
> 73,
>
> Kyle Colton
> KK6ENG
>
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Ryan Caron <rcaron at igpp.ucla.edu
> <mailto:rcaron at igpp.ucla.edu>> wrote:
>
>     All,
>
>     I will be demonstrating some of the major transmission types
>     for you to see on a SDR "waterfall" display at the start of the class.
>
>     Topics covered will include:
>       * Technician frequency privileges
>       * Antennas & coax
>       * Electron flow & ohm's law
>       * Weak signal propagation
>       * Emergencies
>       * Operating Rules
>
>     At the end of the class I'll show you how to program some of the
>     common Handheld-Transceivers with the CHIRP software. This software
>     supports the popular Baofeng radios, but even some of the rigs from
>     the classical manufacturers (Yaesu, Kenwood, Icom).
>
>     --
>     Sincerely,
>     Ryan Caron
>     Associate Development Engineer
>     UCLA - Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics
>     Tel 310-267-0696 <tel:310-267-0696>   |   Cell 603-801-8233
>     <tel:603-801-8233>
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