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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The KF5RSL picoballoon was launched this morning at 8h45 from north of Columbus . It has reach its cruising altitude of 12340m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://lu7aa.org/wsprx.asp?other=kf5rsl&banda=10m&balloonid=×lot=0&detail=&launch=20241219144500&SSID=11&tracker=zachtek1&qrpid=&repito=on&qp=&telen=&comments=">http://lu7aa.org/wsprx.asp?other=kf5rsl&banda=10m&balloonid=×lot=0&detail=&launch=20241219144500&SSID=11&tracker=zachtek1&qrpid=&repito=on&qp=&telen=&comments=</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='mso-ligatures:none'>73 de Remi N5CNB/F6CNB<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> w5sfa <w5sfa-bounces@w5sfa.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>F6CNB/N5CNB<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 16, 2024 8:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'W5SFA Reflector' <w5sfa@w5sfa.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [W5SFA] Pico balloon launch<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>Howdy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>We ‘ll launch the last balloon of the year on Thursday 19<sup>th</sup> at 8h30AM from Gina Barnett place (Ray and Gary know the place on Rau road Columbus). The callsign will be KF5RSL (Gina callsign) and the balloon based on the Zachtek tracker will operate on the 10m band.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you plan to attend this launch, please let me know for better directions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='mso-ligatures:none'>73 de Remi N5CNB/F6CNB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>