Blitzortung.org Newsletter 1/2015

[Joel]

Kalamara, do I understand you right? You got some hardware some years ago (for cost price) and now you want the
developers to send you a new system on their costs?!

Well said

[davidnicholson]

Hi Folks,

the launch of system blue will be delayed by some time period, because we were very busy during the last few months. However, we try to complete the development, as soon as possible.

Regards,
Egon

Hi,
What does the team need to get the BLUE out?
Please contact me and let me know if I can assist in anyway.
Cheers.

[GNaruhn]

I have also asked this question a few weeks ago before. Egon said to me "any help is appreciated" so I got the latest schematics and layout for the System Blue. Then I asked questions about the schemtaic and first time I received no Response. When I then asked again, Egon gave the impression as if he was too busy. I think that although help is needed but is not really helpful because only the developers are familiar to 100% with their system and they doesn't want to change the system. So we have to wait until their development have been completed to get then presented a new system a little later.

[Kalamara]

Kalamara, do I understand you right? You got some hardware some years ago (for cost price) and now you want the
developers to send you a new system on their costs?!

Well said

Hey im not asking something from nothing I had a person put this system together from a kit form and myself to get it going with the right antenna. If the darn thing works now why upgrade it? The TOA technology is nothing new. Its been around for awhile. Its not a complicated issue. I still also run lightning radar program on TOA mode shooting against my virtual station in the Canary Islands off Africa. I also have one station in France working with me. Long range lightning TOA is still a good method and works well. So nothing really to add to TOA technology but a few bells and whistles.

Good luck to everyone.! 

[Steph]

So nothing really to add to TOA technology but a few bells and whistles.

System green starts recording when the signal already happend, so there is a part of the signal missing.
This can only be compensated to a certain point, since the start of the recording (which is also the signal time) is not very well defined but just a voltage exceeding a "random" value.

[cutty]

So nothing really to add to TOA technology but a few bells and whistles.

System green starts recording when the signal already happend, so there is a part of the signal missing.
This can only be compensated to a certain point, since the start of the recording (which is also the signal time) is not very well defined but just a voltage exceeding a "random" value.

Step gave us the hint... there's more here than "Bells and Whistles".... and GUIs and layout... TOA and TOGA HAVE been around awhile!  But everything has evolved, and many of the server paradigms BT has implemented weren't considered or thought of 'then'.  For e.g. ...the VLF/ELF band has become 'noisy' with robot mowers, pet fences, submarine communications, etc.  Yes, evolution.  Yes, first Green, then Red, and coming soon, BLUE. 

[Joel]

first Green, then Red, and coming soon, BLUE. 

I propose YELLOW for the next one

[cg617]

I see blitzortung.org has changed the wording in 'Cover your Area' regarding availability.  Hopefully this means a 'go date' is now being considered or on the horizon.

[cutty]

I see blitzortung.org has changed the wording in 'Cover your Area' regarding availability.  Hopefully this means a 'go date' is now being considered or on the horizon.

Don't read too much into that.... just a rewrite...
System Blue is still very much in 'pre-production' development stage... but getting there... This has been a very busy year for the developers, out side of the "Blitzortung Project', so it is somewhat behind anticipated schedule...   Stay Tuned!
 

[BDNL]

I see blitzortung.org has changed the wording in 'Cover your Area' regarding availability.  Hopefully this means a 'go date' is now being considered or on the horizon.

Don't read too much into that.... just a rewrite...
System Blue is still very much in 'pre-production' development stage... but getting there... This has been a very busy year for the developers, out side of the "Blitzortung Project', so it is somewhat behind anticipated schedule...   Stay Tuned!
 

I completely understand that you are busy with your real life responsibilities, but I hope that you will understand as well that for those who have been waiting very long now (including me) in order to start participating, it becomes very frustrating to see these delays continuously build upon each other.