"Bruce W. Martin" <[email protected]> wrote: > Oops! > Yes, launch date is 10/01/2011. > > Bruce > > On Sep 27, 2011, at 3:28 PM, Steven S. Critchfield wrote: > > > Cool, already have plans for that day, but also you have a incorrect > date in the lower data. Started to think it was just highly delayed. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> This Saturday, 10/01 we are planning to launch another high > altitude > >> balloon from my house in Mt. Juliet, TN. > >> The plan is to launch early to try and get a bit greater altitude > >> before solar heat can affect the balloon too much. > >> Below are some particulars about the flight. Landing predictions > have > >> been erratic so it will not be known until just before the flight. > >> Some predictions so far have it land near Beersheba Springs and > others > >> just north of Hartsville. > >> > >> Contact Email Address: [email protected] > >> > >> Launch Date: Saturday, 05-28-2011 > >> > >> Launch Time: 0800 CDT > >> > >> Group Name: NT4BG Tennessee Balloon Group > >> > >> Group Web Site: http://nt4bg.net > >> > >> Launch Site: Mt. Juliet, TN > >> > >> Launch Lat/Long: 36.23317, -86.47017 > >> > >> Flight Number/Name: TABEL-10 > >> > >> Balloon Call Sign: APRS: NT4BG-11 MCW-FM: AA4VU > >> > >> Type/Size of Balloon (H2, He): 600g Kaymont, He > >> > >> Telemetry Mode (APRS, PSK, etc): APRS: 144.390MHz MCW-FM: > 146.565MHz > >> > >> Additional Information: This is an ultra lightweight payload with a > >> OT+SMT, SRB MX146LV, and a GT-320FW High-Altitude GPS Receiver on a > >> custom made board to integrate the components. The enclosure is a > >> semi-hard shell case designed for GPS receivers. We may also > include a > >> very small video camera. We expect the total weight of the package > >> including parachute and strings to the balloon at about 1 pound. We > >> hope for a fairly fast ascent but are mostly trying to get an > altitude > >> record, at least for us, of over 102 thousand feet. > >> > >> > >> -- Bruce W. Martin, KQ4TV > >> Tennessee Balloon Group, NT4BG > >> http://nt4bg.net > >> Only cost-plus contracts end up THAT far behind schedule. -- John F. Eldredge -- [email protected] "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria
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