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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Darrell Schmide 979 0032 DS industries (DSE) here in Brenham has source of this kind of stuff. Please call him and see if his product is something you can use.. Hi Wollie, I have one more bit of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good news to share with you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>De billw5tz<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> w5sfa [mailto:w5sfa-bounces@w5sfa.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>john Parmalee<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 27, 2019 11:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> w5sfa@w5sfa.org; nars@mailman.qth.net; gordavis@att.net; richard.g.nelson@fpl.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [W5SFA] Super Pressure Floater on December 21st To the Edge of Space Again!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><h4 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333;font-weight:normal'>Super Pressure Floater on December 21st<o:p></o:p></span></h4><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=1092 style='width:819.0pt;background:white;border-collapse:collapse;box-sizing: border-box;border-spacing: 0px;max-width: 100%;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px' id=records><tr style='box-sizing: border-box'><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt;box-sizing: border-box'><div style='margin-left:-11.25pt;margin-right:-11.25pt;box-sizing: border-box'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><a name=374></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'> Tom Matthews<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:right'><span class=text-muted><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#777777'>Nov 21</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <a href="https://groups.io/g/BLT/message/374"><span class=hidden-xs><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>#374 </span></span><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'><br></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=msgbody137533401><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>As a test prior to 2020 Hamfest, we are planing to fly a SBS - Scientific Balloon Solutions SBS-13 balloon in late December. This balloon is roughly 3' x 7.5' laying flat on the table and is designed to lift up to a 20 gram payload to a float altitude of 41K - 43K feet. That altitude gets us over air traffic and most weather. This is the same balloon that has successfully circumnavigated the earth many times.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>See <a href="http://www.scientificballoonsolutions.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>http://www.scientificballoonsolutions.com/</span></a> for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Walter K5WH is working on ultra light super capacitor solar powered APRS / WSPR payload. Here's information on a likely candidate:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="http://qrp-labs.com/lightaprs-w" target="_blank"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>http://qrp-labs.com/lightaprs-w</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>More details to follow as they become available.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>To the Edge Again!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Tom K5SAF<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box'><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#F9F9F9;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt;box-sizing: border-box'><div style='margin-left:-11.25pt;margin-right:-11.25pt;box-sizing: border-box'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="https://groups.io/g/BLT/topic/61081351#window-137533401"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'> Reply</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'> Like<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="https://groups.io/g/BLT/topic/61081351"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'> More</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><tr style='box-sizing: border-box'><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt;box-sizing: border-box'><div style='margin-left:-11.25pt;margin-right:-11.25pt;box-sizing: border-box'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a name=375></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'> Tom Matthews<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span class=text-muted><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#777777'>Nov 23</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <a href="https://groups.io/g/BLT/message/375"><span class=hidden-xs><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>#375 </span></span><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'><br></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=msgbody139254760><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The SBS-13 balloon for BLT-54 has arrived. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>One is on its third global lap now - check out: <a href="https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&call=a%2FK6RPT-11&timerange=3600&tail=3600" target="_blank"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&call=a%2FK6RPT-11&timerange=3600&tail=3600</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>73,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Tom K5SAF<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="https://groups.io/g/BLT/topic/61081351#quoted-139254760" id=qlabel-139254760><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:white;background:#89BFBD;text-decoration:none'>Hide quoted text</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=quoted-139254760><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 10:38 AM Tom Matthews <<a href="mailto:k5saf.tx@..." target="_blank"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>k5saf.tx@...</span></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #EEEEEE 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 15.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;box-sizing: border-box'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>As a test prior to 2020 Hamfest, we are planing to fly a SBS - Scientific Balloon Solutions SBS-13 balloon in late December. This balloon is roughly 3' x 7.5' laying flat on the table and is designed to lift up to a 20 gram payload to a float altitude of 41K - 43K feet. That altitude gets us over air traffic and most weather. This is the same balloon that has successfully circumnavigated the earth many times.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>See <a href="http://www.scientificballoonsolutions.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>http://www.scientificballoonsolutions.com/</span></a> for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Walter K5WH is working on ultra light super capacitor solar powered APRS / WSPR payload. Here's information on a likely candidate:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="http://qrp-labs.com/lightaprs-w" target="_blank"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>http://qrp-labs.com/lightaprs-w</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>More details to follow as they become available.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>To the Edge Again!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Tom K5SAF<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>John Parmalee</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><a href="mailto:Jparmalee@aol.com">Jparmalee@aol.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>281-380-3811</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>K5VGM WI2XLJ</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>