[NRV Rocketry] NRVR Open Meeting and Member Demo Night at the VT/CRC "Space Building", Tue 8/27 from 6:30-9pm

[Thomas Weeks]

Hello Fellow Rocketeers!

Want to learn how to track your high power rocket with GPS and a ham radio?
Then you don't want to miss this month's NRV Rocketry member demo night 
meeting!

Quick Details:
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When: Tuesday Aug 27th, 6:30pm - 9pm
-NRVR Business from 6:30-7pm
-NRVR Ad Hoc talks/presentations from 7-7:30
 (Q&A time, show-n-tell, etc)
-Main Rocket GPS Talk from 7:30-9pm(ish)
	"Tracking your rocket with amateur radio & GPS"

Where: VT-CRC "Space Building" 
	1701 Innovation Drive, Blacksburg
	http://goo.gl/maps/xcngx


Main Meeting Talk Topic (@7:30pm):
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"Tracking your rocket with amateur radio & GPS"

Jordan Truesdell will describe using APRS, the Amateur Packet Radio Packet
Service to track a rocket. The tracking method will allows you to identify
the location of the rocket within the accuracy of GPS location services and
use a ham radio and smart phone to identify the location of the rocket on a 
satellite map or use the digital compass function to walk to the rocket's GPS 
location.

Here is some relevant information in case you can not make this awesome 
meeting.


Background on APRS Technology:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Packet_Reporting_System


The transmitter: 
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APRS Rocket Tracker, the Big Red Bee "Beeline"
http://www.bigredbee.com/beelinegps.htm
(other options exist. This is a nice one)


The receiver: 
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A crazy cheap, reliable 2m/70cm HAM handheld transmitter/receiver
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007H4VT7A/
(no packet decoding)


A much better (but pricey) HT with built-in Packet Decoding, GPS, and
Compass
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004CYU2TY/


Packet decoding smartphone software:
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For iPhone:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocketpacket/id336500866?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/packet-pad/id385609173?mt=8


For Android:
http://aprsdroid.org/  
and someone who managed to get cabled audio to an android phone:
http://www.4x4ham.com/content.php?246-APRS-with-just-an-Android-phone-and-an-
HT-that-supports-VOX



It should be a really cool meeting with door prizes and everything! 
Hope to see you all there!


Tweeks
NRV Rocketry Founder

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