[OZAPRS] PICO balloon with APRS tracker + THOR16 and RTTY100 in the air, MEL-NSW-QLD

[Andy Nguyen]

FYI,

Balloon made it to Brisbane overnight. Will be loitering for a few hours before leaving the coast.

Regards,
Andy VK3YT



On 9 Jun 2014, at 10:33 am, Andy Nguyen <an at comms.net.au> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> FYI, 
> 
> A small balloon with APRS tracker is on its way to NSW/QLD from Melbourne.
> 
> Details:
> 
> Party foil balloon, solar powered payload, 10mW
> 
> APRS callsign VK3YT-11
> 
> http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&call=a%2FVK3YT-11&timerange=21600&tail=21600
> 
> Payload also TX THOR16 and RTTY100, details at http://picospcace.net.
> 
> IRC channel #picospace
> http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=picospace
> 
> Manual tracking along the path is appreciated.
> 
> Currently heading north towards Shepparton, at 7110m altitude.
> 
> Regards,
> Andy VK3YT
> 
> 
> 
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