The missiles are new old stock. I bet the value is barely $250,000! The Air Force needed something to clear out the old inventory.
Mike Hardwick. > On Feb 16, 2023, at 1:01 PM, JP Pritchard via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Just think. Each of the missiles fired at the balloon or balloons cost about > half a million dollars. > > JP K5JPP >> On 02/16/2023 12:34 PM Keith Dutson via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> I would like to meet the ham who paid for that balloon. Must be flush with >> cash. >> >> 73, Keith NM5G >> >> On Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 10:28:57 AM CST, Gus Bernard via BVARC >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> LOVE IT! >> >> BTW, the Naval Academy's midshipmen balloon experiment site (linked under >> the pico balloon picture) is extremely interesting. I'm not a "ballooner," >> but that site piqued my interest! >> >> Gus K5GMB >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 8:27 AM Christopher Boone via BVARC >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Think we're getting a little zealous here lately....smdh >> >> Chris WB5ITT >> >> https://www.rtl-sdr.com/the-us-airforce-may-have-shot-down-an-amateur-radio-pico-balloon-over-canada/ >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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