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<div><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">John Parmalee</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">281-380-3811<br></span></div>
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<blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left: blue 2px solid;"><hr><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">From: jparmalee@aol.com<br>To: karthigan@yahoo.com<br>Cc: he-woodlands-amateur-radio-club@googlegroups.com, nars@mailman.qth.net, w5sfa@w5sfa.org, gordavis@att.net, vcanizaro@msn.com<br>Sent: 8/13/2018 1:41:43 PM Central Standard Time<br>Subject: Fwd: [BLT] FW: [aprssig] WB4APR-11 Balloon Aloft from Annapolis (now northeast)<br><br></span></span>
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<div><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">John Parmalee</span></div>
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<blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left: blue 2px solid;"><hr><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">From: <a href="mailto:kdutson@sbcglobal.net">kdutson@sbcglobal.net</a><br>Reply-to: <a href="mailto:BLT@groups.io">BLT@groups.io</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:BLT@groups.io">BLT@groups.io</a><br>Sent: 8/13/2018 12:45:15 PM Central Standard Time<br>Subject: [BLT] FW: [aprssig] WB4APR-11 Balloon Aloft from Annapolis (now northeast)<br><br> <br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: aprssig <aprssig-<a href="mailto:bounces@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bounces@lists.tapr.org</a>> On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga<br>Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 12:01 PM<br>To: <a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a><br>Cc: Anika Williams <<a href="mailto:fiub2@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fiub2@hotmail.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [aprssig] WB4APR-11 Balloon Aloft from Annapolis (now<br>northeast)<br><br>I was wrong, it is headed up towards new England. It made a 90 degree turn<br>to the north.<br>Its over Philadelphia right now going up I95 more or less at 28,000 feet...<br><br>So all northeastern states are in play.<br>Listen on 144.34 clear channel.<br>Or follow on APRS.FI (wb4apr-11)<br>Bob WB4APR<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Robert Bruninga <<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bruninga@usna.edu</a>><br>Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 10:04 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a><br>Cc: Robert Bruninga <<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bruninga@usna.edu</a>>; Anika Williams <<a href="mailto:fiub2@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fiub2@hotmail.com</a>><br>Subject: WB4APR-11 Balloon Aloft from Annapolis<br><br>One of our summer students, Anika, just launched a round-the-world balloon<br>using the APRS module from Bill Brown, WB8ELK.<br><br>It transmits once every 2 minutes on 144.39 National APRS network for<br>tracking on APRS.FI and FINDU.COM and it also transmits on 144.34 balloon<br>frequency a few seconds later.<br><br>It is a single 3' mylar party balloon and will cruise around 30,000 feet or<br>so and not well above weather, so it will be a risk to see if it makes it<br>across the Atlantic.<br><br>It transmits at only 25 milliwatts and so a coastal station with a beam will<br>be the last USA station to hear it. Probably MD, VA or DE stations will<br>have the last shot.<br><br>Bob, WB4APR<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br><a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig_lists.tapr.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://lists.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig_lists.tapr.org</a><br><br><br>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<br>Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group.<br><br>View/Reply Online (#37): <a href="https://groups.io/g/BLT/message/37" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://groups.io/g/BLT/message/37</a><br>Mute This Topic: <a href="https://groups.io/mt/24505317/1280981" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://groups.io/mt/24505317/1280981</a><br>Group Owner: <a href="mailto:BLT+owner@groups.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BLT+owner@groups.io</a><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="https://groups.io/g/BLT/leave/2903832/1301591251/xyzzy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://groups.io/g/BLT/leave/2903832/1301591251/xyzzy</a> [<a href="mailto:jparmalee@aol.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">jparmalee@aol.com</a>]<br>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<br><br> </span></blockquote>
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