1900’ AGL now - SO close! ........... Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 17, 2018, at 10:08 PM, Bill Dillon via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > Alas, the balloon is loosing altitude at a steady rate. Now (10pm), below > 19,000 feet (Pull up! Pull up!). Glad the battery is still powering the > transmitter -- everything was fine at local sunset. > > 73 de Bill, KG5FQX > > >> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 8:47 PM Keith Dutson via BVARC <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Thanks Andy. I figured that out after I sent the post. Duh! >> >> >> >> Keith >> >> >> >> From: Andy <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 7:53 PM >> >> >> To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' <[email protected]> >> Cc: 'Keith Dutson' <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: RE: [BVARC] FW: Balloons launched at Hamfest today - BLT-49.1 still >> afloat and heading for Florida >> >> >> >> BLT-49.2 was a “popper”. It rose for over 2.5 hours to well over 110,000 ft, >> and then came down into the Gulf of Mexico east of Galveston. That’s what >> “poppers” do. This is a record altitude for one of these latex wonders! >> >> >> >> Andy W5ACM >> >> >> >> From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith Dutson via >> BVARC >> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 7:46 PM >> To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' <[email protected]> >> Cc: Keith Dutson <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [BVARC] FW: Balloons launched at Hamfest today - BLT-49.1 still >> afloat and heading for Florida >> >> >> >> BLT-49.1 speed now about 80 mph, headed to Ocala. Seems to be descending >> slowly, but that could be the air currents at 29000 ft. Hoping it makes it >> across Florida, into the Atlantic. Wonder what it would be like to be a >> passenger on an airliner, and happen to pass nearby. <grin> >> >> >> >> Listening for BLT-49.2 on 14.318, but only hearing noise at S7 level. >> >> >> >> SRI missed the launch. I was busy setting up the TQP display. >> >> >> >> 73, Keith NM5G >> >> >> >> From: BVARC <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Andy via BVARC >> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 7:09 PM >> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR >> RADIO CLUB' <[email protected]> >> Cc: Andy <[email protected]> >> Subject: [BVARC] FW: Balloons launched at Hamfest today - BLT-49.1 still >> afloat and heading for Florida >> >> >> >> BLT-49.1 should be partying over Daytona Beach, FL - ASAP! >> >> See below for specs on today’s launches from the Greater Houston Hamfest! >> >> >> >> To The Edge of Space! >> >> Andy W5ACM >> >> http://www.w5acm.net >> >> >> >> >> >> From: John Maca [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 6:37 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Balloons launched at Hamfest today - BLT-49.1 still afloat and >> heading for Florida >> >> >> >> This morning at the Houston Hamfest, we had a great balloon launch talk by >> Andy MacAllister, W5ACM, followed by two successful balloon launches. The >> first launch at 9:05am was BLT-49.2 and was a 300g 'popper' latex balloon >> carrying a digital Fireball smart beacon sending the temperature in CW on >> 14.318 MHz & 28.322 MHz. We copied the weak CW beacon until 11:45am and >> believe it burst at well over 110,000 feet based on the time aloft and >> temperatures we were receiving. Very successful flight! >> >> >> >> The second launch of BLT-49.1 occurred about 9:06am and was a 'floater' >> balloon (1m Qualatex Mylar) carrying a PecanPico 5 APRS tracker. It rose >> very slowly into the sky, escorted by several drones videoing the event, >> headed north then shot off to the east passing over Houston, Beaumont and >> New Orleans. After avoiding a few thunderstorms along the way, it is >> currently just below Panama City, FL at ~30,000 feet heading for Orlando & >> KSC! It can be tracked on aprs.fi or tracker.habhub.org (see links below). >> After crossing Florida, we're hoping to hear from it again on the other side >> of the Atlantic!!! I'll post pictures of the launch later when I get them. >> >> >> >> https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&call=a%2FAB5SS-11 >> >> >> >> https://tracker.habhub.org/#!mt=roadmap&mz=6&qm=1_day&mc=29.97358,-84.9113&f=AB5SS-11 >> >> >> >> 73 de John >> >> AB5SS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Message delivered to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected]
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