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AMATEUR RADIO HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOONING LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Update
#665:
Monday 12May08 22:30UT TOTAL: 44 Educational Institutions: 29
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WX SCRUB New Date Saturday 17May08
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PRSGC-8 Puerto Rico SGC UPR Rio Piedras
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KP4RF-11 144.390 APRS
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FLIGHT COMPLETE
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TVØ8A Idaho-Oregon
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NS7TV-11 144.39 APRS KE7NKG-11 144.39 APRS |
digital voice recorder to capture APRS audio, qualify new GPS-16 firmware, hc Li-ion battery pack and a small piece of wedding cake from KE7NKG/KD7PIT
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Flight launched and recovered
Max Alt: ~72kft Track: ~65mi/114d
1000g
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FLIGHT LAUNCHED
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WB8ELK UAH NSSTC Huntsville AL 34.73 -086.64
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WB8ELK 10.142 RTTY/HELL/ DominoEX5 TLM
144.340 FM AFSK RTTY (likely)
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http://home.hiwaay.net/~bbrown/
RTTY at top of each minute – Feld-Hellscreiber and DominoEX5 follow
http://f6cte.free.fr/index_anglais.htm for soundcard software
The test will once again be a PVC pipe in the neck of the balloon with an intentional continuously open vent hole in the end cap (1/8" this time - twice as big)...I will probably include some ballast as well in case the 1/8" hole is too big and it doesn't achieve float.
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Flight launched Brief float Landing location known bur no attempt to recover
30m TLM copied in all modes
Max Lat: ~23kft Track: ~101mi/096d
This is a test flight of the new HF transmitter on a potentially long duration latex balloon
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WX Date Sunday 11May08
NO FURTHER INFO |
Hackerbot Labs Central WA
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KG6AMG-2 144.39 APRS KG6AMG-3 144.39 APRS 144.39 APRS |
http://www.hackerbotlabs.com/ |
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NO FURTHER INFO
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BRAQ 2008-1 Ste-Madeleine Que, 45° 36.16' - 73° 5.98' |
VE2WMG-7 144.390 APRS VE2WMG-11 144.390 APRS VE2WMG-10 144.390 APRS
467.6125 CW DF BCN (FRS Chn #10) |
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300g
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Tuesday 13May08 08:30EDT 13:30UT
NEW
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Lockheed Martin Recreation Park, Owego, NY
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KC2SJB 447.000 APRS 430.000 CW BCN
902-928MHz SS (Part-15)
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http://eyeinthesky.dyndns.org/
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4000g
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Saturday 17May08 08:00AST 12:00UT
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PRSGC-8 Puerto Rico SGC UPR Rio Piedras
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144.390 APRS
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Saturday 17May08 09:00local 15:00UT
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Saskatoon ARC Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada 51.185N 106.312W
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144.390 APRS 144.390 APRS VE5AA 439.250 ATV
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http://sarl.ca/ve5aa/balloon.html
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First flight for Saskatoon ARC
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Saturday 17May08 09:00CDT 14:00UT
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NSTAR-08B TBA Western Iowa or Eastern Nebraska |
144.360 APRS 144.390 APRS
Simplex Repeater 446.300
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Tuesday 20May08 07:30CDT 12:30UT
Two Flights
Weather Date Wednesday 21May08
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ACES-09 & ACES-10 2008 LaACES Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility Palestine TX
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ACES-09 144.390 APRS 144.390 APRS
ACES-10 144.390 APRS 144.390 APRS Simplex Repeater 445.950 (1W) |
http://atic.phys.lsu.edu/aces/ Participating institutions: Louisiana State University
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2x3000g
Sponsored
by NASA and the Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE)
100kft cutdown expected
Tentative
HF net on 7260 +/- NCS: N5BUD
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Wednesday 21May08 07:30CDT 12:30UT
Only if required
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ACES-11 2008 LaACES Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility Palestine TX
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144.390 APRS 144.390 APRS
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http://atic.phys.lsu.edu/aces/
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3000g
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Friday 23May08 14:00EDT 18:00UT
TWO FLIGHTS
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WB8ELK Indiana Space Port Columbus, IN
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WB8ELK TBA
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http://home.hiwaay.net/~bbrown/
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Two long duration balloons at the same time |
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Saturday 24May08 08:00AST 12:00UT
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PRSGC-9 Puerto Rico SGC UPR Rio Piedras
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144.390 APRS
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Saturday 31May08 08:00AST 12:00UT
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PRSGC-10 Puerto Rico SGC UPR Rio Piedras
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144.390 APRS
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Saturday 14Jun08 TBA WX Date Sunday 15Jun08 Two flights
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EOSS-128/129 Windsor CO
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TBA
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http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html
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2x3000g USAFRL SHOT 2
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Saturday 14Jun08 13:00 local 11:00UT
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CP05 Copernicus-Project Poznan, Malta N 52° 24' 17.78" E 016° 58' 34.57"
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SRØFLY-11 144.800 APRS SRØFLY Cross-band repeater 145.587,5 Down 439.512,5 Up
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http://en.copernicus-project.org/
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1200g
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Wednesday 18Jun08 TBA
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BASE-24 DePauw Univ Greencastle IN
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W9YJ-11 144.390 APRS
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http://www.depauw.edu/acad/physics/base/
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Lilly Summer Student Program
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Saturday 28Jun08 13:00CDT 18:00UT
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WB8ELK Huntsville AL |
WB8ELK TBA
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http://home.hiwaay.net/~bbrown/
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2008 ARRL Field Day
Pin-hole floater |
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Monday 30Jun08 TBA
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BASE-25 DePauw Univ TBA
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W9YJ-11 144.390 APRS
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http://www.depauw.edu/acad/physics/base/
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Wednesday 09Jul08 TBA
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BASE-26 DePauw Univ TBA
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W9YJ-11 144.390 APRS
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http://www.depauw.edu/acad/physics/base/
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Saturday 12Jul08 TBA
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EOSS-130 Deer Trail CO
University flight TBA
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TBA
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http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html
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1x3000g CoSGC Workshop & CU Upward Bound
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Saturday 19Jul08 TBA
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NSTAR-08D Omaha NE
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N9XTN TBA |
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UNO Aerospace Education Workshop |
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Tuesday 22Jul08 TBA
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BASE-27 DePauw Univ TBA
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W9YJ-11 144.390 APRS
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http://www.depauw.edu/acad/physics/base/
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Saturday 26Jul08 TBA WX Date Sunday 27Jul08
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EOSS-131/132 Deer Trail CO
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TBA
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2x3000g CoSGC Demosats VI |
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Thursday-Sunday 31Jul-3Aug08 |
GPSL2008 William Jewell College Liberty MO (Northern suburb of Kansas City MO)
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DePauw U BASE-28 EOSS-133 HAPB KD4STH NSTAR-08E ORB Reach for Space Taylor U HARP WB8ELK
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http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html http://www.depauw.edu/acad/physics/base/
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GPSL2008 Hosted by Near Space Ventures and CAPnSPACE
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Saturday 23Aug08 10:00CDT 15:00UT
WX Date Saturday 30Aug08
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BLT-24 The South Texas Balloon Launch Team Wharton Houston TX
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TBA |
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Saturday 20Sep08 11:00UT
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CP06 Funka near Chojnice Poland N 53° 20' 01,1" E 017° 30' 14,3" |
SRØFLY-11 144.800 APRS SRØFLY Cross-band repeater 145.587,5 Down 439.512,5 Up
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http://en.copernicus-project.org/
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1200g
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Sep08 TBA
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EOSS-134/135 Windsor CO
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TBA
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http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html
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2x1200g NOAA Dropsondes
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Sep08 TBA
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EOSS-136 Windsor CO
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TBA
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http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html
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3000g NOAA Aircore 1
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Saturday 04Oct08 TBA WX Date Sunday 05Oct08
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EOSS-137 Crow Valley CO
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TBA
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http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html
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Pawnee Boy Scouts Camporee
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Oct08 TBA
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EOSS-138 Pleasant Valley CO
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TBA
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http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html
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1200g JOTA
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Saturday 15Nov08 TBA WX Date Sunday 16Nov08
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EOSS-138 Windsor CO
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TBA
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http://www.eoss.org/flight/index.html
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3000g |
