[OZAPRS] PICO balloon in the air

Peter vk3tbn at hotmail.com
Thu May 15 19:18:11 EST 2014


Or maybe ISS ;-) well done Andy!!

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On 15/05/2014, at 8:19, "Ray Wells" <vk2tv at exemail.com.au> wrote:

> Maybe you should have added 144.39 <grin>
> 
> Ray vk2tv
> 
> On 15/05/14 07:56, Andy Nguyen wrote:
>> 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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