Another flight that proves that there's no need to run multiple hop paths from altitude.
2010-06-20 12:04:20 MDT: N1VG-11>APOTC1,WIDE2-1,qAR,K6MAR-10:!3506.29N/11905.26WO100/008/A=008793 04.9V -11C 73908 Pa The second last packet heard before touchdown was from 8793 feet. The next packet hopped through a full WIDE digipeater. 2010-06-20 12:06:55 MDT: N1VG-11>APOTC1,WA6YLB-5,WIDE2*,qAR,K6MAR-10:!3506.20N/11905.10WO131/006/A=002581 05.1V -8C 92715 Pa Total horizontal displacement was about 300 metres (1000 feet). Final landing spot was probably no more than 500 metres from the last location heard directly by an i-gate. WB9KMO took up the chase, using an absolutely horrid path of WIDE2-2,WIDE1-1, yet is still showing up on the maps. No help from home fill-in digipeaters for the balloon, nor chase crews. James VE6SRV
