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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The balloon was launched at 8:00AM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>73 de Remi N5CNB/F6CNB<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt'><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-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> w5sfa <w5sfa-bounces@w5sfa.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>F6CNB/N5CNB via w5sfa<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 02, 2025 9:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> w5sfa@w5sfa.org<br><b>Cc:</b> F6CNB/N5CNB <f6cnb@hutin.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [W5SFA] Pico balloon in memory of Ray WA5IWB SK<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt'>Howdy,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We’ll launch a picoballoon in memory of Ray who teach us everything on picoballoons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The launch is scheduled for Sunday October 5<sup>th</sup> at 8h30AM at our place.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>1140 Warschak Schuette rd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>NEW ULM 78950 TX<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The balloon uses a Zachtek tracker in the 10m band with Ray’s callsign<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>It transmits at 14 and 16mn in wspr mode.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>73 de Remi N5CNB/F6CNB and Nathalie N5ATH<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>PS: let us know if you are coming ,so we’ll unlock the gate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>