For the last 15 years Parachute Mobile has been inspiring both hams and non-hams with our unique twist to ham radio.  Hundreds of contacts have been made each followed up with a unique QSL card.  The concept is simple but making it happen takes a bit of collaborative creativity.  This Pacificon will be our 47th Mission and we hope to make a contact with you.

As usual, we will have a table setup in the hallway next to the patio door.  Come on by and say hello and feel free to ask questions.  You don’t have a radio?  No problem.  We will have a GOTA (get on the air) station available.  We will also have monitors displaying various data including live streaming video of our Drop Zone operations and jumps.

Mission Day Info

QSO frequency: 147.570.  Listen for Parachute Control, who will be providing updates throughout the mission.  Sorry, there will not be an HF jump during this mission.

APRS: Each skydiver can be followed on APRS.  All you need to do is locate Bryon airport or search the skydiver’s callsign on aprs.fi.  At this time the Skydivers will be Mark Meltzer, AF6IM; Rob Fenn, KC6TYD; and Dmitrii Kalugin-Balashov, KN6MMW.  Parachute Control will advise who each skydiver is prior to each jump.

Streaming video: A Zoom link will be posted on our website parachutemobile.org and on our Facebook page Parachute Mobile at a latter date.  Unfortunately, due to limited volunteers, we may not have a host actively listening, however feel free to leave questions and comments in the chat and we’ll try to get back to you.

If you make a contact with a skydiver, be sure to send an email to skydivinghams@gmail.com and state which skydiver it was and the approximate time.  By doing so this ensures that you will receive your QSL card.

We are extremely honored to have been asked to make the Saturday Banquet Keynote presentation.  Mark and Rob will show you what it takes to safely execute each jump, go over all the gear, and how we carry it all.