Here is another website to track all of the pico balloons. https://nibbb.org/links-to-locate-and-track/
On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 4:14 PM Brian Shircliffe <[email protected]> wrote: > 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* > -- Brian Shircliffe - *832-452-9868*
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