SNOX Distributed Tracking and Relay System Status

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Radio Setup:LSB, No Squelch (Use a wide filter please, to accomodate transmitter frequency drifting)

The balloon will switch to the lower frequency when it gets east of 66W Longitude.

Latest info for DTRC listeners:

Transmission Schedule for SNOX V:

	RTTY: Times specified reference local time for balloon's location.
	      0500-2300 00,05,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 minutes after the hour. 
	      2300-0500 00,30 minutes after the hour
	CW Full ID: All Day 02,32 minutes after the hour
	CW Beacon: for every minute without any other transmission, sends 1 character on the minute
	           CW Beacon number is a telemetry code value, decode it here:
	           	Ballast: 1 = releasing ballast
	           	Climb: 1 = climbing
	           	Descent Speed Braking: 1 = speed recovery
	           
	           Num	D	C	B
	           --------------
	           0 |	0	0	0
	           1 |	0	0	1
	           2 |	0	1	0
	           3 |	0	1	1
	           4 |	1	0	0
	           5 |	1	0	1
	           6 |	1	1	0
	           7 |	1	1	1
	         

Telemetry Format: if you're curious (you don't have to decode it by hand, but it can be fun!)

;/0 UTC /1 Lat /2 Lon /3 Altitude Meters /4 Hdg /5 Spd /6 GPSFix /7 GPSHDOP /8 seq number /)(Checksums()

?/0 UTC /1 Volts tx /2 Volts cpu /3 Minutes Heater has run /4 Degrees C in /5 Degrees C out /6 Maximim Altitude /7 climb avg /8 ballast seconds /9 flight mode /: sequence number /)(Checksums()

SpiritOfKnoxville.com - view SNOX news and live tracking here
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FAQ - frequently asked questions about DTRC and the Spirit of Knoxville
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