[aprssig] ATTN: European Hams -- Get Set To Monitor K6RPT-11 APRS Balloon!

[Chris Moulding]

Hi Stephen,

I'm igating 144.39 MHz from north west England. Nothing heard so far.

I'll alert other UK hams via APRS-UK.

73,

Chris, G4HYG

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Chris Moulding
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On 13/12/11 03:25, Stephen H. Smith wrote:
> The K6RPT balloons launched from California late Sunday afternoon local
> time (about 0100 UTC Monday) have far exceeded expectations. K6RPT-12
> landed Monday afternoon near Indianapolis, Indiana.
>
> K6RPT-11 survived the day's UV exposure and is still flying as of 22:30
> EST (03:30 UTC). It's currrently over the state of Maryland about 50
> miles (80 KM) north of Washington, D.C moving at 145 MPH (230 KM/h).
> This balloon is going to be out over the Atlantic within the next hour
> if all goes well. There is now a real possibility that it may get into
> radio range of the UK or continental Europe sometime Tuesday morning UTC.
>
> The problem is that it is transmitting on the North American APRS
> frequency of 144.39 MHz. Could some Euro receive/igate stations
> temporarily retune their RX to 144.39 until midday UTC Tuesday?
>
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