Cornell ARC Meeting 2013-9-30
Attendence
Name | Call | |
Stephen | KC2WAB | President |
Jon | KC2WAC | Vice-President |
Matthew | KF7VEM | Secretary/Treasurer |
Mike | AB3NO | |
Kevin | WB2EMS | Oracle |
Jules | | |
Net on Wednesday, 8:00 PM
Issues to discuss
3 PM East Hill Plaza
2 existing Yagis (potentially a third)
Bring pole saw –> just in case gets caught in tree.
Bring Ladder.
Climbing gear.
Boots and prepared to hike.
.61 for coordination.
.94 is down for service (time frame unknown).
Balloon Project
Fox hunt on Sunday hard since no DF gear.
Don't use mylar ballon –> if land in power lines can cause outages.
Move up into known wind steam so we can predict where it will go.
All equipment is for 2m band but transmitter is on 70cm.
Launching from East Hill Plaza (Could possibly launch from balloon store).
Prevailing winds from North West on bearing of about 320 degrees.
Balloon will generally go about South East (Binghamton way).
Time of launch: 3:00 PM (Sunset at ~ 7:00).
Battery last ~ 6 hours (roughly, as of now).
Problem with latex balloon –> Latex expands. Mylar –> expand to super point, reach equilibrium and then stay level.
There is also the option of plastic balloon.
Action Items
$11 to get inflated balloons.
Jules will go pick up balloon.
Get Gin Pole, Matthew will send this out before Friday.
Environmental Health and Safety, Public Safety will need to notified of antenna work.
Matthew will talk to professors to advertise for club
Matthew will sign up for table in Duffield Hall to advertise for club.
Balloon Mark II