[OZAPRS] PICO balloon in the air

[Andy Nguyen]

Hi all,

FYI,

The balloon decided it didn’t want to stay in NZ for too long.
It re-launched itself this morning, before NZ hams (and customs) could get to it.

http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=8&call=a%2FVK3YT-10&timerange=432000&tail=432000

Regards
Andy

On 14 May 2014, at 8:56 am, Andy Nguyen <an at comms.net.au> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> It looks like the balloon has landed in ZL.
> http://aprs.fi/#!mt=hybrid&z=9&call=a%2FVK3YT-10&timerange=259200&tail=259200
> 
> If you know of any local hams around the area that can assist with ground tracking and/or recovery please contact me.
> The battery should last another day on the ground.
> 
> Regards
> Andy VK3YT
> 
> On 11 May 2014, at 9:59 am, Andy Nguyen <an at comms.net.au> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> FYI, PS-7 PICO balloon is in the air from Melbourne.
>> 
>> Party foil balloon 11.8g
>> 
>> Solar powered, 10mW TX, APRS on 145.175Mhz and THOR16 on 434.650Mhz with RSID.
>> 
>> Moving North towards NSW.
>> 
>> Details at picospace.net
>> 
>> We are in #picospace chat room on IRC
>> http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=picospace
>> 
>> Regards
>> Andy VK3YT
>> 
>> 
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