[BVARC] W3FPG-11 Balloon Launched Today
Scott Medbury
kd5fba at gmail.com
Wed Apr 20 08:33:09 CDT 2022
Awesome!
On Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 8:25 AM Chris Luppens via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org>
wrote:
> Wow!
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> [image: image0.png]
> Chris Luppens
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> On Apr 20, 2022, at 7:48 AM, KJ Anderson via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org>
> wrote:
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> It hit the western coast of Africa this morning!!
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> *-------------------------------------------------*
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> *KJ Anderson*
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> 253-380-2636
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> www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd
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> *From:* BVARC <bvarc-bounces at bvarc.org> *On Behalf Of *Michael Amos via
> BVARC
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 19, 2022 9:25 AM
> *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc at bvarc.org>
> *Cc:* Michael Amos <kg4nds at hotmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] W3FPG-11 Balloon Launched Today
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> Well, did we loose it? It’s still showing over north Columbia headed
> towards Aruba and Curacao.
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> Thanks
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> Mike – KG4NDS
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> *From:* BVARC <bvarc-bounces at bvarc.org> *On Behalf Of *Chris Luppens
> KG5BBF via BVARC
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 17, 2022 7:45 AM
> *To:* 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' <bvarc at bvarc.org>
> *Cc:* jcluppens at ussailing.net
> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] W3FPG-11 Balloon Launched Today
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> Update Easter Morning,
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> [image: image001.jpg]
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> KG5BBF
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> *From:* BVARC <bvarc-bounces at bvarc.org> *On Behalf Of *Walter Holmes via
> BVARC
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 16, 2022 6:37 PM
> *To:* BLT at groups.io; ham-radio-tech-notes at groups.io
> *Cc:* walterh at k5wh.net; 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' <
> bvarc at bvarc.org>
> *Subject:* [BVARC] W3FPG-11 Balloon Launched Today
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> Here’s the track of the balloon that was lunched earlier this afternoon,
> as part of the *Greater Houston Tailgate* event that took place today.
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> https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=16&call=a%2FW3FGP-11&timerange=43200&tail=43200
> <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faprs.fi%2F%23!mt%3Droadmap%26z%3D16%26call%3Da%252FW3FGP-11%26timerange%3D43200%26tail%3D43200&data=05%7C01%7C%7C9a96b1b4536a46d222a708da22107b98%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637859751452079303%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vUOSYqp8YCfjaV2MNu8kqj2z7%2BoZQTbbApYDti3mv1k%3D&reserved=0>
> for LIVE location tracking.
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> It has finally reached it’s FLOAT altitude, a little over 38 thousand
> feet, and being picked up by stations in Louisiana at this time.
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> It’s just about to lose it’s sunlight for that day, so we’ll have to see
> where it wakes up in the morning.
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> The wind forecasts at its current altitude, shows that it should continue
> heading for the Caribbean for the next day or two.
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> Many thanks to Chris-KG5BBF for getting the package into the air for us.
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> [image: image002.png]
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> Walter/K5WH
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