Team DescriptionComm team is centered around HAM radios. We use these radios to track the RISE payloads as they travel through the atmosphere, as well as to facilitate communications between tracking cars. Comm is the team that guides the recovery mission and it is our responsibility to ensure a safe and efficient recovery.
Spring 2016 Team Members
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| Email | Bill Duncan
| Team Lead
| KE7OVE | dunc8611@vandals.uidaho.edu | Zachary Hacker
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| KF7VCP | hack3582@vandals.uidaho.edu
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| Current ProjectsProject Name
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| Comm Tutorial | To write tutorial explaining Comm team's job during pre-launch, launch, and post-launch. | Micro-Trak Shell
| To fabricate one Micro-Trak inclosures from fiberglass covered foam.
| Micro-Trak Power
| To experimentally measure how much power a Micro-Trak uses and transmits.
| Preservation of Knowledge -Antennas
| To document the procedure for fabricating J-Pole antennas, including how to crimp SMA connectors.
| Altitude Switcher | To create a circuit that switches the Micro-Trak to transmit mode 2 above 5,000 ft. Mode two will be set on a less frequent transmit interval to decrease flooding the APRS network. | Projects under considerationProject Name | Description | I-Gate | Avoid polluting public APRS frequencies by pathing to custom Internet Gate. | Learning to use TinyTrak4 | The TinyTrak4 small packet encoding/decoding device, with versatility that makes it a powerful addition to the Comm team's equipment. Learning how to properly leverage it beyond simple TNC decoding is an ongoing project.
| ArchiveClick here for past equipment information and guides.
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RFComm Lead, Feb 24, 2015, 7:36 PM
ConfiguredAltSwitch.ino (2k) RFComm Lead, Feb 24, 2015, 7:34 PM
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