There's an Amateur Radio balloon heading our way! (More)

[David A Aitcheson - KB3EFS]

I concur Howard. Looks like it got snagged by Mission Mountain
near Peachtree, North Carolina according to the Topo maps.

Dave - KB3EFS

Howard Cunningham wrote:
> Well it is down to 10,000 ft....
> 
> Opps...  looks like it is dnwon 46.2 miles SE
> of Maryville, TN
> 
> WD5DBC
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
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> rad.org] On Behalf Of Iain McFadyen
> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 6:42 PM
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> Subject: Re: There's an Amateur Radio balloon
> heading our way! (More)
> 
> Unbelievable! Almost the moment I hit the
> send button, the balloon changed
> direction! It is still climbing, but heading
> SW back to Alabama now.
> 
> It never actually made it into VA airspace.
> 
> Sorry guys: I didn't mean to jinx it.
> 
> Iain
> 
> --- Iain McFadyen <mcfadyenusa at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> 
>>**Heads-up** (literally)
>>
>>A balloon (Hi-Ball7) carrying an Amateur
> 
> Radio payload, including APRS, is
> 
>>heading in our general direction.
>>
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