I'll be anxious to hear what shape the payload is in. Looked like the descent rate was abnormally high. Fouled chute after burst? I'd also be interested in what goodies were inside. We're always looking for something new to send to near space.
Rog KC0MWM On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 1:51 PM, James Ewen <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
