Fwd: [HacDC:Spaceblimp] Spaceblimp 6 launching on 10/8

[Martin]

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From: Ethan Waldo <ethan.waldo at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 6:30 AM
Subject: [HacDC:Spaceblimp] Spaceblimp 6 launching on 10/8
To: harc-list at hacdc.org, Blabber <Blabber at hacdc.org>, Members <
members at hacdc.org>
Cc: spaceblimp at hacdc.org


The Spaceblimp team has been hard at work preparing for an early fall
launch of a high altitude balloon dubbed Spaceblimp 6
<http://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/HacDC_Spaceblimp_6>.  We would like to
cordially invite anyone interested in joining us for the launch near Strasburg,
VA
<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Strasburg,+VA+22657/@38.9926676,-78.3732661,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b5beca53bf7d63:0xc6c6351811afff60!8m2!3d38.9887199!4d-78.358616>.
I will send more logistics details closer to the launch date so you'll know
exactly where to meet up for setup as well as a time closer to the release
of the balloon.

We have a few experienced hams but could certainly use the assistance of
more experts.  We will be flying a 500mW Radiometrix BiM1H transceiver
<http://www.radiometrix.com/content/bim1h> on 144.390 as our primary APRS
tracker with GPS.  We also have a Yaesu VX-1R
<http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=111&encProdID=783160E8AAE4642A8751C75821666E16>
with
GPS we'll be running on UHF as a digipeater for your enjoyment.  Our hope
is to not only track this from the ground, but also from the W3HAC station
for those that can't make it out of town.  Lastly, our payload includes a
GSM-based SMS tracker with GPS that will activate at lower altitudes to
hopefully further assist in recovery efforts.  We are going to be shooting
for a fast ascent in order to pop quicker so our chase team won't have to
travel too far and keep out of DC air space.

If the idea of helping recover a high altitude balloon from who knows where
sounds interesting to you, we can definitely use the help.  This is also a
great opportunity for unlicensed folks to foxhunt since you don't need a
license to receive amateur radio.  We should have a few sets of ham
equipment but the more the merrier.

Thanks to all and we look forward to seeing some of you out there for the
launch.

Ethan Waldo and the Spaceblimp team
KF5UFH

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