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Transponder for 100,000 ft rocket flight.
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December 31st 10, 04:37 PM
Volitan
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Orval Fairbairn[_2_]
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George Davailus
wrote:
Hello,
I'm George Davailus from Masten Space Systems. I need a Mode C
Transponder for a 100,000 foot rocket flight. All transponders I have
found only go to 62,000 ft or lower. Does anyone know of a device that
would meet our requirement, or know of a way to modify an existing
transponder? Please respond to this thread or email me at
.
George
What you are referring to is the encoder, which has, at its hert, a
barometric pressure sensor. Since the pressure differential between
62Kft and 100 Kft is so small, its accuracy diminishes as altitude
increases. I am not sure that anyone makes such an instrument.
You might try, however, to adapt a GPS altitude reader to transmit
altitude, since GPS measures altitude the same way it resolves position
-- by differential signals, and is good to whatever calibration the GPS
unit is good for.
Yep. High flying 'craft usually set their altimiters to 29.92 once you enterClass A airspace, I believe.
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