[W5SFA] Fwd: [BLT] FW: [aprssig] WB4APR-11 Balloon Aloft from Annapolis (now northeast)

[Dan White]

I sure hope they are notifying the FAA about it’s track as at 32K feet they are in the IFR airways.

Dan, W5AOV
Commercial Pilot, ex CFII 

From: jparmalee at aol.com 
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 1:51 PM
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Subject: [W5SFA] Fwd: [BLT] FW: [aprssig] WB4APR-11 Balloon Aloft from Annapolis (now northeast)

it looks like it was launched fom Annapolis about  8:47 Z


John Parmalee
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    Subject: [BLT] FW: [aprssig] WB4APR-11 Balloon Aloft from Annapolis (now northeast)



    -----Original Message-----
    From: aprssig <aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org> On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga
    Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 12:01 PM
    To: aprssig at lists.tapr.org
    Cc: Anika Williams <fiub2 at hotmail.com>
    Subject: Re: [aprssig] WB4APR-11 Balloon Aloft from Annapolis (now
    northeast)

    I was wrong, it is headed up towards new England. It made a 90 degree turn
    to the north.
    Its over Philadelphia right now going up I95 more or less at 28,000 feet...

    So all northeastern states are in play.
    Listen on 144.34 clear channel.
    Or follow on APRS.FI (wb4apr-11)
    Bob WB4APR

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
    Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 10:04 AM
    To: aprssig at lists.tapr.org
    Cc: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>; Anika Williams <fiub2 at hotmail.com>
    Subject: WB4APR-11 Balloon Aloft from Annapolis

    One of our summer students, Anika, just launched a round-the-world balloon
    using the APRS module from Bill Brown, WB8ELK.

    It transmits once every 2 minutes on 144.39 National APRS network for
    tracking on APRS.FI and FINDU.COM and it also transmits on 144.34 balloon
    frequency a few seconds later.

    It is a single 3' mylar party balloon and will cruise around 30,000 feet or
    so and not well above weather, so it will be a risk to see if it makes it
    across the Atlantic.

    It transmits at only 25 milliwatts and so a coastal station with a beam will
    be the last USA station to hear it. Probably MD, VA or DE stations will
    have the last shot.

    Bob, WB4APR

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