"We were able to make a couple of contacts with the AP on
the balloon at about 24,000Ft and 3 Miles down range"
On Behalf Of Frank Keeney
Tennessee hams to launch balloon carrying 802.11b access point, APRS (Aug 4, 2005) -- Terry Trapp, KE4PJW, and a group of friends hope to launch a balloon Saturday, August 6, that will provide--among other things--a 802.11b wireless access point (WAP) operating on channel 5 (2432 MHz) under Amateur Radio Part 97 rules. The balloon will go aloft from Springhill, Tennessee. Also onboard will be a digital camera and an APRS tracker. Trapp says that since this is the group's first flight, he's not sure how high it will go but estimated it could reach 75,000 feet. "We hope to launch at 10 AM," he told ARRL. "We would like as many amateurs as possible to attempt to connect to the balloon
