They sure did. Here is a link to a website where you can track the balloon.
http://wspr.rocks/ Just type in K9YO and do a search for the last week then the map button to see its last known transmissions. It was using 20m and maybe 5 watts but I bet it was more like .5 watts. On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 3:59 PM mark janzer via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Does K9YO get a bill from the Air Force for the flight time, fuel, labor > and materials? > > 73 > Mark > K5MGJ > > On Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 02:45:13 PM CST, John Denison via BVARC < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm guessing they're about $60,000 each, and it would probably be cheaper > to fire cash at the balloons. The plus side is that the recovery effort > would be much quicker. > > I was wondering why the US Air Force was in Canada anyway. > > 73 > John Denison > KD5YOU > > On 2/16/2023 2:02 PM, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote: > > 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]> > <[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]> > <[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]> <[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]/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing > [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]/ > -- Brian Shircliffe - *832-452-9868*
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