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<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Please be aware of these two Balloon flights that will be released on Saturday December 21<sup style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 0; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em;">st</sup> by <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">9:30am</strong>. Central time from Sugar Land, Texas.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Current plan is to start assembly about <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">8:00am</strong>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">If the winds are too rough, we may have to fall back to Sunday 12/22, same time.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Help us spread the word, and check in with us for this interactive event, and report on the finding as they progress.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt;">BLT-54</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Transmitter:</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">LightAPRS-W where it will be on APRS 144.39 at &frac12; watt using the callsign of K5WH-12 and on WSPR on 30 meters at 10mw using the callsign of K5WH-B</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">As it moves over other parts of the world where they use a different frequency, it will change to that one. <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">If it gets into an area that does not have a dedicated frequency it will change to 145.825 with the digipeater path of ARISS, so it can link through the ISS and several of the other APRS digipeater satellites up there</span>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Balloon:</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Scientific Balloon Solutions Super Pressure Balloon SBS-13  7.5’ by 3’ in size</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Tracking:</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><a style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #337ab7; text-decoration: none;" href="https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&call=a%2FK5WH-12&timerange=3600&tail=3600" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&call=a%2FK5WH-12&timerange=3600&tail=3600</a> for APRS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><a style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #337ab7; text-decoration: none;" href="http://wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/map" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/map</a> for WSPR, just enter the callsign of K5WH</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt;">BLT-55</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Transmitter:</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">PicoAPRS Lite where it will be on APRS 144.39 using the callsign of K5WH-11 at &frac12; watt</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">As it moves over other parts of the world where they use a different frequency, it will change to that one. <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">If it gets into an area that does not have a dedicated frequency it will change to 145.825 with the digipeater path of ARISS, so it can link through the ISS and several of the other APRS digipeater satellites up there</span>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Balloon:</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">36” party balloon</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Tracking:</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><a style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #337ab7; text-decoration: none;" href="https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&call=a%2FK5WH-11&timerange=3600&tail=3600" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&call=a%2FK5WH-11&timerange=3600&tail=3600</a> for APRS</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">All of this will be LIVE streamed on my ZOOM channel, so we can get interactive reports from all stations and update everyone on the status.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><a style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #337ab7; text-decoration: none;" href="https://zoom.us/j/2815436502" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://zoom.us/j/2815436502</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Other real-time status of the activity will be on Amsat DMR Talkgroup 98006</p>
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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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