Update History
For those keeping score, the following is the web site update history.
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2009 Updates
 April 9, 2008 Added ANSR-48 flight summary.
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2008 Updates
November 22, 2008 Added ANSR-47 flight summary.
November 12, 2008 Added ANSR-46 flight summary.
October 4, 2008 The following updates were made; (A) added ANSR-45 flight summary, and (B) updated doxygen generated documentation for LED Clock, Nixie Tube Clock, Pico Beacon, and HF-APRS with version 1.5.7.
September 16, 2008 The following updates were made; (A) added ARRL Southwest District Presentation to ANSR Flight Summary Page
August 3, 2008 The following updates were made; (A) added master and slave controller source code for LED Clock Controller and (B) added details on LED Clock Enclosure.
July 29, 2008 Added place holders for future Tube Amplifier and FM Tube Radio.
July 24, 2008 The following updates were made; (A) removed incomplete pubic service page, (B) added aprs.fi to ANSR Track Flight page, and (C) added Bill of Materials for the AM Tube Radio design.
July 18, 2008 Added mechanical and tuning information to AM Tube Radio design.
July 13, 2008 Additional details on the AM Tube Radio design.
June 23, 2008 The following updates were made; (A) added new project AM Tube Radio and (B) added count down for Toys for Tots charity bike ride.
May 28, 2008 Updated the Toys for Tots mountain bike ride information.
May 1, 2008 Updated the ANSR-44 flight summary.
April 26, 2008 The following updates were made; (A) added ANSR-44 flight summary, and (B) update Time Slot information, (C) added Flagstaff Mountain Bike Event information page.
April 5, 2008 The following updates were made; (A) added ANSR-43 flight summary, and (B) broke Update History into year by year sections.
March 4, 2008 Corrected GNU Radio OTA file format information.
February 5, 2008 Updated this title page.
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2007 Updates
December 18, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) added the ANSR-42 flight summary and (B) added HF-APRS Hardware graphics.
December 7, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) updates to the HF-APRS transmit schedule and frequency plan, (B) added HF-APRS Block Diagram design details, and (C) updated the project status on this page.
November 24, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) added student pictures from the ANSR-41 flight, (B) update to the HF-APRS transmit schedule, and (C) added HF-APRS Mechanical design details.
November 21, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) added The University of Arizona presentations to ANSR-41 flight summary, (B) added a picture of the inside of a student payload to the ANSR-41 Photos, (C) added ANSR-38 flight summary, and (D) added ANSR-39 flight summary.
November 18, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) updated doxygen generated documentation for LED Clock, Nixie Tube Clock, Pico Beacon, and HF-APRS with version 1.5.4, (B) updated this introduction page, (C) updates to the HF-APRS that provides information on the new hardware, (D) removed very large, detailed tracking maps from ANSR-14 and ANSR-15; smaller maps remain, (E) removed a number of orphaned files and dead links, (F) added FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) to the contacts page, and (G) ANSR-41 flight details.
November 3, 2007 Added ANSR-40 flight details.
August 30, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) updated doxygen generated documentation for LED Clock, Nixie Tube Clock, Pico Beacon, and HF-APRS with version 1.5.3, (B) updated this introduction page, and (C) upgraded to Dreamweaver CS3 for page maintenance.
August 1, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) changed e-mail address on the Contact Page and (B) added APRS Time Slot information.
June 5, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) updated doxygen generated documentation for LED Clock, Nixie Tube Clock, Pico Beacon, and HF-APRS with version 1.5.2, (B) general information on Ham Radio, (C) maps and charts for the Toys for Tots mountain bike ride.
April 21, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) added APRS data to ANSR-1 (yes, the very first fight) flight details and (B) added ANSR-37 flight details.
April 8, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) added ANSR-35 flight details, (B) added ANSR-36 flight details, and (C) photos of the ANSR-SG ASU Glider flight.
March 31, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) changed the dates on this page from 2006 to 2007 and (B) added automatic refresh to ANSR - Track Flights page.
February 3, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) added note on securing Battery Holders.
January 27, 2007 The following updates were made; (A) added ANSR-34 flight details and (B) additional details on new ANSR Beacon for Space Grant.
January 4, 2007 Added initial ANSR Beacon technical details.
January 2, 2007 Added ANSR-33 flight details.
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2006 Updates
December 27, 2006 The following updates were made; (A) added ANSR-32 flight details, (B) added Nixie Tube Clock reference design, (C) updated schematic and layout for LED Clock hardware, (D) released v1.07 HF-APRS Beacon source
code, and (E) released v3.05 Pico Beacon source
code.
December 17, 2006 The following updates were made; (A) added the NSRV Beacon hardware to the payloads section,
(B) released v3.04 Pico Beacon source
code and Doxygen 1.5.1 documentation tree, (C) added GNU Radio USRP Hardware photo, (D) added note on ANSR-31 and ANSR-32 flights to ANSR summary page, (E) added the LED Clock hardware to the ground station section, and (F) fixed invalid HTML symbols, (G) updates to navigation button text,
(H) migrated HTML editor from Front Page (crap) to Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 (a little better).
April
30, 2006 The following updates were made; (A) first page - corrected bad link,
updated picture, and sections and (B) added ANSR-30 Recovery photos and information.
April
27, 2006 The following updates were made; (A) added ANSR-30 flight summary
and (B) updated APRS World Flight Tracking link.
February
12, 2006 Added ANSR-29 flight summary.
January
12, 2006 Added ANSR-28
Flight Analysis page.
January
11, 2006 Added ANSR-28 flight data recorder, flight path, and charts.
January
3, 2006 Added initial HF-APRS Source Code.
January
2, 2006 Added initial ANSR-28 flight summary.
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2005 Updates
December
29, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) updated Mobile GPS Interface hardware to
revision D and (B)
updated ANSR-27 flight information.
November
21, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) updated Mobile GPS Interface page and added Operational information, (B)
updated picture on this page, and (C) added ANSR-27 flight information.
October
16, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) updated PCB parts
library (V1.11) on Technology page that includes a wide
variety of updates to support board house production of PCBs
included on this site, (B) added ANSR-26 flight information, (C) updated Pico Beacon Source Code code to version 3.03, (D) updated Pico Beacon Hardware to Rev. D
with PCB built by board house, (E) added projected Repeater Coverage maps, (F) updated Pico Beacon Block Diagram and
provided details on UHF frequency generation scheme, (G) added L91 4 Pack battery pack
PCB and related information, (H) updated L91 8 Pack battery pack
PCB, and (I) added PCB Board House information.
September
21, 2005 Updated GNU Radio
Baseline install scripts to remove unused package.
September
12, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) final ANSR-25 updates, and (B) added 60 second GPS snapshot, HD AM broadcast, and
LF 100KHz to GNU Radio OTA samples.
September
7, 2005 Updated ANSR-25 flight
information with additional pictures, contacts, and HF-APRS over the
air logs.
September
4, 2005 Updated HF-APRS
Source Code to version 1.05 and source code documentation (doxygen based).
September
3, 2005 Added ANSR-25 flight
information, followed by other minor updates and corrections within
the next day.
August
27, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) updated HF-APRS schedule and message format
information, (B) updated source HF-APRS
Source Code to version 1.04 that include a variety of minor
updates, a bug fix, and an engineering control mode, and (C)
increased the source code font size on a number of pages so you can
actually see the text without 20/10 vision.
August
21, 2005 Updated GNU Radio
Baseline install scripts to include newer baseline packages.
July
2, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) corrected
copyright notice on a couple pages, and (B) updated the Mobile GPS interface
board that allow the use of the Motorola series of M12/M12+/M12M
receivers in automotive environment.
June
20, 2005 Updated GNU Radio
Baseline install scripts to include newer baseline packages.
June
17, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) updated GNU Radio
Baseline install scripts to include newer baseline packages, (B)
corrected format of ANSR-24 student pictures, and (C) corrected format of ANSR-23 photos.
June
11, 2005 Updated GNU Radio
Baseline install scripts to include newer baseline packages.
May
26, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) updated GNU Radio overview, (B) added ANSR-23 search area information,
(C) updated GNU Radio
Baseline install scripts to include newer baseline packages, and
(D) added ANSR-24 student flight photos from lift off and at altitude.
May
1, 2005 The
following updates were made; (A) updated Student Projects, (B) updated GNU Radio download links
to point to generic Source Forge download, (C) added APRS World
tracking link to Flight Tracking page, (D) added ANSR-24 flight information, (E) changed error 403/404 page link to absolute
references, (F) updated PCB parts library (V1.10) on Technology page to include - PIC
18F4455/4550 series of USB controllers, added drill holes to
Motorola MPX5100xx sensors, added Molex USB type B connector, update
TL3301 SMD switch, added drill holes to to Keystone 1028 and 1029
battery holders, upgraded to version 4.14 of Eagle Tool, added
placement outline to SHT1X Humidity sensor, added reset able fuse
package, added Motorola MPXAZ6115 SMT sensor, and added 2 to 6
position Phoenix Contact PCB terminal blocks. and (G) added L91 2 Pack battery pack
PCB and related information.
April
24, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) corrected Student Remote source code
link, (B) updated GNU Radio
Base Line install scripts for new version 1.3.1 of numarray, (C)
updated GNU Radio install
scripts, and (D) added GPS, NTSC, and broadcast FM to GNU Radio OTA samples.
April
12, 2005 Updated ANSR-23 APRS data
set.
April
10, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) corrected HTML page
titles, (B) released Pico Beacon V3.02 source code and Pico Beacon
Source Code Documentation (with Doxygen) as flown on ANSR-23,
(C) added findU tracking link to Flight Tracking page, (D) added address bar icon for
Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox series of web browsers, (E) added ANSR-23 flight information, and (F) initial GNU Radio installation
guide and scripts.
March
31, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) additional GNU Radio OTA samples, and
(B) capture utility in GNU Radio
Software examples.
March
25, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) added depreciated
note to Micro Beacon page, (B) update
telemetry data and information on ANSR Flight Tracking page, (C) updated GNU Radio Latency page,
(D) added additional GNU Radio OTA samples, and
(E) added demodulation GNU Radio
Software examples.
February
12, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) updated DVD Order Form, (B) add details on Pico
Beacon telemetry and data logger, (C) add
details on Payload Computer telemetry and data logger, (D) added link to
data logger information on all ANSR flight
data pages, and (E)
changed layout of on the Index page.
February
1, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) added several pages of
information on Power Sources (batteries) suitable for extreme environmental conditions, (B)
added details on PIC Programmer interface board for Microchip MPLAB ICD 2, (C) updated PCB parts library (V1.09) on Technology page to include
components for battery holder, speech synthesizer, current sensor,
and audio amplifier, and (D) updated Pico
Beacon Block Diagram.
January
27, 2005 Additional OTA samples for the GNU Software Radio project.
January
25, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) additional pictures from ANSR-22 flight, and (B) additional OTA samples for the GNU Software Radio project.
January
18, 2005 Add preliminary information on GNU Software Radio project.
January
16, 2005 The following updates were made; (A) updated PCB parts
library (V1.08) on Technology page to include
components for Pico Beacon, Rabbit RCM3700 processor, RF relays, and
Microchip MPLAB ICD-2 interface, (B) added ANSR-22 flight information, and (C) added information on Pico Beacon.
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2004 Updates
December
12,
2004 Added ANSR-21 flight
information.
October
1,
2004 Moved Student Projects category to ANSR section.
July
10,
2004 Added ANSR-20 flight
information.
June
26,
2004 The following updates were made; (A) updated PCB parts
library (V1.06) on Technology page to include
components for HF-APRS beacon and camera controller, (B) released
HF-APRS payload firmware V1.03, (C)
released payload computer firmware V1.12, (D) released Micro Beacon II firmware V2.01, (E) updated
operational information on HF-APRS payload,
(F) added design information for HF-APRS
Power Amplifier, (G) added video link and HF-APRS payloads to ANSR Flight Tracking Page, (H)
minor updates to HF-APRS information and
design, and (I) added HF Propagation prediction and information.
June
19,
2004 Added ANSR-19 flight
information.
April
25,
2004 Added ANSR-18 flight
information.
April 12,
2004 Added
hardwired Cut Down design information to
supplement wireless design.
April 1,
2004 The following updates were made; (A) added ANSR-17 flight information, (B) added project information on 2.4GHz FM-ATV (video) receiver, (C) added project information on 2.4GHz FM-ATV (video) transmitter payload, (D) updated PCB parts library (V1.05)
on Technology page to include
components
for FM-ATV and HF-APRS projects, (E) added Power Sources section to include
information on non-primary (rechargeable) Lithium-Ion battery packs, (F)
updated Vendor pages to include products used
in new payload and ground station projects, and (G) added new,
low-noise switching Power Converter designed to boost a nominal 7.4 VDC to 12 VDC. Special thanks to James, AC7ZT, for a very thorough review of the web site's technical
details as well as grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
January 23,
2004 The following updates were made; (A) update this welcome
page, (B) updated left-hand menu on payload section to include HF-APRS
payload, and (C) updated HF-APRS frequency list.
January 4,
2004 Added new HF-APRS payload.
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2003 Updates
December 27,
2003 The following updates were made; (A) added Mobile GPS project and (B) updated PCB
parts library (V1.04) on Technology page - includes new
components for a variety of projects and upgrade to version 4.11 of
the Eagle CadSoft PCB tool.
December 9,
2003 Added photos from ANSR-16 on board flight cameras.
November
25, 2003 The
following updates were made; (A) fixed formatting on Micro Beacon pages, (B) added ANSR-16 audio recording from cross
band repeater, and (C) added ANSR-16 details on ground movement after landing.
November
18, 2003 The following updates were made; (A) added ANSR-16 flight information, (B) created new
categories Payloads and Ground Station,
(C) moved Micro Beacon to payloads section,
and (D) provided information on wireless Cut
Down, and (E) released payload computer firmware V1.11.
October 26,
2003 Added details on ANSR-15.
August 7,
2003 Report from Explorer Post 599 on ANSR-14 flight.
July
29,
2003 The following updates were made; (A) additional pictures and
updates on ANSR-14, (B) update Jack's new
call sign, W7JLC, (C) updated Payload Computer Source Code to version 1.09, and (D)
updated pictures on the Index page.
July
27,
2003 Added details on ANSR-14.
July
23,
2003 Added information on telemetry and frequencies with Track Flight.
July
8,
2003 The following updates were made; (A) minor layout / grammar
updates and (B) additional Student Project Ideas.
July
4,
2003 The following updates were made; (A) updated Cut Down schematic and board layout to
Rev. A. This revision includes the addition of an LED to
indicate the switch is active and prevent burns, (B) added technical
details on IRLP - Internet Radio Link Project and how it is used on balloon
flights, (C) fixed text alignment, (D) revised DC/DC Power Converter schematic and board
layout to Rev. B, (E) updated NSRV status, (F)
revised NSRV main controller schematic
and board layout to Rev. B, (G) revised NSRV - GPS Interface schematic and board layout to Rev. C, (H)
revised NSRV - Analog I/O schematic and board
layout to Rev. D, (I) new PCB parts library (V1.02) on Technology page, (J) rewrote Student Projects section, and (K) changed ANSR Flight Summary page.
March
15,
2003 The following updates were made; (A) added ANSR-11 flight information, (B) updated NSRV status, (C) updated PCB parts library on Technology page, (D) added details
on Analog I/O module, and (E) fixed
spacing Vendor list.
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2002 Updates
December
26,
2002 The following updates were made; (A) added e-mail information
to Contact page, (B) updated payload computer Local I/O and GPS information, (C)
updated payload computer DTMF command
list, (D) added information on PCB development tools and component
library to Technology page, (E) updated payload
computer Source Code, (G) updated general
purpose 3-amp DC/DC converter in the Technology section, (H) updated PCB board and photos for Micro Beacon II hardware, (I) added Micro Beacon II parts list, (J)
added 403/404 error pages, and (K) fixed caption and layout
inconsistencies and problems.
December
7,
2002 The following updates were made; (A) added ANSR-10 flight summary and lessons learned, (B) fixed caption in ANSR-7 photos section, (C) new pictures of glider, (D) updated Tips & Techniques section, (E) fixed text in ANSR-9 section, and (F) clarification of NSRV controller information.
November
17, 2002 The following updates were made;
(A) minor changes to Micro Beacon II PCB layout for improved
component clearance, (B) ANSR-9 flight information, and (C) payload
computer source code version 1.05.
November
10, 2002 The following updates were made; (A) replaced tab
character in source listing with spaces to fix ugly code listings
and (B) complete Micro Beacon II information.
August
3, 2002 The following updates were made; (A) updated NSRV
status, (B) added separate Update History page (the one you are
viewing now), (C) added picture of "The Shack" to the
technology page, and (D) updated technology introduction page.
July
31, 2002 A busy month with more additions including; (A) added
section on NSRV servo driver module, (B) added DC/DC power converter
design to technology section, (C) added cut down system design to
technology section, (D) updated vendor list, (E) updated student
payload network module information, and (F) added ANSR-8 lessons
learned.
July
13, 2002 Updated NSRV status. Updated the following
sections of the Payload Computer; (A) overview, (B) added DTMF (touch-tone) command list,
(C) added diplexer schematic/PCB in repeater section, (D) block diagram, (E) mechanical
diagrams, and (F) updated firmware to version 1.04. The updates now reflect the
current implementation of the Payload Computer. A new design
is currently in progress (July 2002) to replace multiple PCBs with a single
board and provide additional control systems for use during flight.
July
8, 2002 Added information on GPSL - Great Plains Super
Launch.
June
29, 2002 The following updates were made; (A) added ANSR-7
lessons learned and (B) updated Payload Computer source code.
May
30, 2002 The following updates were made; (A) updates to
vendor list on technology page, (B) updated aircraft and ground
station source code listing, and (C) added ANSR-6 lessons learned.
March
27, 2002 The following updates were made; (A) updates to NSRV
power converter, (B) smaller, surface mount NSRV GPS interface board, (C)
NSRV airborne embedded controller, (D) NSRV ground station and hand
held computer, and (E) preliminary NSRV source code.
March
12, 2002 Added the following; (A) PCB development to technology page,
(B) power converter to NSRV page, (C) status update on NSRV, (D)
ANSR-5 lessons learned, and (E) updated Micro Beacon source code.
February
1, 2002 Added the following; (A) Tips and
techniques section to technology page, (B) updated vendor list on
technology page, (C) added ANSR-4 lessons learned, and (D) added NSRV section.
Changed camera control section to Student
Payload. Change graphics header to include .net and
fixed on-line survey feedback form.
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2001 Updates
December
3,
2001 Added
Technology page that features information common to all
projects, such as hardware vendors and software development tools.
Added schematic, PCB artwork, and component layout for Motorola GPS
M12 receiver interface board used in Payload Computer. Added
ANSR-4 flight data. Added printer friendly pages for telemetry and
commands. Updated incorrect
HTML page titles. Fixed link to ANSR-3 data set. Relocated to
www.kd7lmo.net
November
25,
2001 Added PCB artwork and component layout for Micro Beacon
package. Added links to APRS data files for ANSR-2 and ANSR-3
flights. Updated this introduction page.
November
3,
2001 Added detailed design information on the Micro Beacon
package. Overview of the cross band repeater that will be
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