Fwd: High Altitude Balloon coming your way

[Doug Gentges]

k6rpt-11 is currently being tracked south of the azores headed for morocco!

Doug
On Dec 12, 2011 7:32 PM, "fgentges at mindspring.com" <fgentges at mindspring.com>
wrote:

> AMRAD listen for K6RPT-11
>
> Frank K0BRA
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: High Altitude Balloon coming your way
> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:57:22 -0700
> From: Doug Gentges <doug.gentges at gmail.com>
> To: Frank Gentges <fgentges at mindspring.com>
>
> 3 high altitude balloons were launched from California at dusk on
> Sunday.  They were configured as floaters, which vent excess pressure
> to prevent them from bursting when they reach high altitude.  This
> causes them to "float", and they can travel long distances.
>
> NG0X-2 was launched from LA, and last heard from at 2300Z Monday at
> 96,000 ft over north-central Ohio.  LOS was most likely caused by
> equipment freezing at sunset.
>
> California Near Space Project
> (http://www.**californianearspaceproject.**com/<http://www.californianearspaceproject.com/>)
> launched 2 "Floaters"
> from San Jose.
>
> K6RPT-12 burst and landed near Tere Haute, Indiana.
>
> K6RPT-11 is still in the air, at 108,000ft near Wheeling, WV,
> currently traveling east at 160MPH.  On it's current course, it will
> pass just north of Baltimore.
>
> You should be able to copy the APRS beacon on 144.390, or you can
> track it here on aprs.fi:
> http://aprs.fi/?call=a%**2FK6RPT-11%2Ca%2FK6RPT-12%2Ca%**
> 2FNG0X-2&mt=roadmap&z=6&**timerange=604800&_s=ss_call<http://aprs.fi/?call=a%2FK6RPT-11%2Ca%2FK6RPT-12%2Ca%2FNG0X-2&mt=roadmap&z=6&timerange=604800&_s=ss_call>
>
> Doug
>
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