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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Good job with that launch, we were
contacted by that magazine a while ago, but they didn't seem to
realise just how far Cairns was away from Adelaide...<br>
<br>
I did notice you weren't being gated through much of the flight,
only the high bits - I guessed you had local tracking running.<br>
<br>
Anyway, I've done a bit more investigating, and the longest path
we got off the mildura launches was 634km, at 33187km altitude,
from -33.4279,142.79448 to -35.37827,149.28881 (VK2YYZ-5).<br>
<br>
All this is moot though, as there's probably been longer paths
from ducting, it's just you don't often see them as duplicate
packets wouldn't be recorded on the APRS-IS network...<br>
<br>
- Mark VK5QI<br>
<br>
<br>
On 3/12/12 9:42 PM, VK4FQ [Cairns Digital Group] wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We launched one
on the day of the eclipse (Luara FNQ between cooktown and
wiepa) and was heard by vk4og-1 at mt mee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The unit had
500mw and reached 36.888 Km above the earth (3<sup>rd</sup>
Highest Payload in Au)<br>
Here is the video – you can see the antenna we had
underneath the payload </span><span
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> 2012-11-13 21:06:51 UTC: YO4SJI-11</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN-US"> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au">ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au">mailto:ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark
Jessop<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 3 December 2012 8:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Australian APRS Users<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OZAPRS] APRS Distance Records
Enquiry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think Project Horus has done 150km max.
Mainly because all the APRS digi's/igates near us are in
Adelaide, and we launch from there... Dunno about the other
ballooning groups - is Robert Brand on this list?<br>
<br>
We've had >600km ranges on our 25mW 70cm RTTY payload
though...<br>
<br>
- Mark VK5QI<br>
<br>
On 3/12/12 9:02 PM, VK4FQ [Cairns Digital Group] wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Guys <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What is the current vk distance record
for aprs transmission from a balloon launched in vk?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Regards</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Sam
Scafe<br>
<br>
P: 0424 136 364<br>
A: PO BOX 1282, CAIRNS, QLD 4870<br>
W: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.cdg.org.au">www.cdg.org.au</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">E:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:vk4fq@cdg.org.au">vk4fq@cdg.org.au</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">C:
VK4FQ | VK4TTT </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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