[W5SFA] Balloon lanch tomorrow morning

[jparmalee at aol.com]

There is an opportunity for almost every one to participate some one in this event.  Track it with APRS, watch live TV of it at a link, Talk on one of the two repeaters and then the link, face book and the other pages will have replays.  Here is a collection of comments from various folks. 
Are You Ready for BLT-50
We plan to fly BLT-50. 10 AM on Tomorrow, August 25th!
 
=è Please use and share this link to watch the LIVE BLT video, for preparation, launch, and reception. 
I will be LIVE Streaming the event shortly after I arrive on site. 8am ish 
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/blt-balloon-launch-team-stx 
In addition to the LIVE video feed, the captures will be stored at this link for later playback as well.
“My current predictions have pretty much due west, landing between 39-51 miles, depending on burst altitude & ascent rate.”
Our current payload list for BLT-50 include 
Model 8245-H Hwoyee 1600-gram weather balloon Helium donated by PRAXAIR
=èCross-band FM Repeater on 446.000 Up / 147.435 Down
=èSain Sonic AP510 APRS Trackers - 144.390Mhz - W5ACM-12 and KG5FQX-11                (track via aprs.fi)
=èK5WH DMR Repeater on 446.5 MHz Up / 441.000 Down
   (Color Code 1, Timeslot 1, Talkgroup 99 - Standard DMR Simplex settings)
Live DVB-T Digital ATV on 434 MHz
360-degree Down-looking Video camera Wide-Angle Balloon Burst Video CameraHorizon-Looking GoProWe expect updates and more information as the launch day draws closer. Look for them 
 
at http://www.w5acm.net. We are also on Facebook as https://www.facebook.com/SouthTexasBLT/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/SouthTexasBLT. We also have a remailer via https://groups.io/g/BLT/.
To The Edge Of Space!  Celebrating 27+ Years at the Edge of Space!
 
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