Trace: • 20100927

Progress Call WSB

Flight Data Analysis
1. SNOX V Raw Telemetry labelled
2. SNOX V HF Telemetry Dictionary online
GPS Sim
1. Gary Flispart - SNOX data converter all done - outputs GPS NMEA data
Cryo Chamber
1. Chest freezer is on the way via Bill P.
PR
1. Contacts update
  1. Holly is willing to volunteer time and resources to help PR
2. Web page
  1. Tentative private wordpress has been set up - http://whitestarballoon.com/wp
  2. .org?
  3. What's a good format for a project like this?
    1. Sticky post that stays at top of blog for more general info
3. Faceboook page
  1. Spread the word!
4. Flyers
  1. Jim has made one for Highball-1
5. Pennant with star
  1. Screenprinting - question left with several places - 2 color
    1. Tad's father does silkscreening as side business

HighBall-1
1. Launch Location
  1. Bowman - request in process
  2. Tom Sawyer
    1. Permit? -Grace will inquire
    2. Talk Tim h. tomorrow RE flying field
2. Payload Hardware Progress
  1. Carl's payload tested good
  2. Working on Software for Flight Computer
3. Supplies
  1. Lots so far - thanks all!
4. ATC Comms
  1. SDF Not responding to inquiries
  2. Indy Center and Bowman very responsive
5. To-Do
  1. Receive Bill Brown's payload
  2. Make antenna for Carl's payload
  3. Get Parachute
  4. Knot tying plan
SpeedBalls
1. FC hardware
  1. Pending Redesign
    1. Will be done by SpeedBall-1
    2. Add A/D pins
    3. Add GPIO pins
    4. Add boosted I2C 12v ports
    5. Add 12v and 3.3v bus on all General Bus ports
  2. Balloon sensor modules
    1. designed by brad
    2. Will use 4 30 wires
2. FC software
  1. Need to meet to review SNOX software and establish goals
3. Flight Planning
  1. Establish general flight plan - thursday meeting
4. Comms
  1. Satellite and HF still both options
  2. Orbcomm and Iridium pricing quotes on wiki sat web page
  3. Sat Data = low labor, moderately $ expensive + reliable, low data quantity
  4. HF Data = high labor, not $ expensive + intermittent, high data quantity
5. Ballast
  1. Make two dupes of SNOX system to start, then start improving
  2. Need fittings and hose
    1. Bulkhead fitting into 3 liter bottle or bottle cap
    2. (2) 10-32 UNF-2B thread to hose nipple for valve in/out ports

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