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

[mwbesemer at cox.net]

Well, if -11 is still airborne, operational, and headed in the same 
direction - and if anybody in the Azores is listening, it ought to be in 
range soon.

Fingers crossed!

73,

Mike
WM4B



On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 6:24 AM, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:

> To see a complete picture of K6RPT-11's flight across the United 
> States (APRS-wise, at least), check out
>
> http://tinyurl.com/7wuhcb3
>
> Last received packet at 08:42 UTC on 2011-12-13 put it 400 miles off 
> the East coast of the United States, moving east at 150 miles per hour 
> at 109,000 feet.
>
> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
>
> On 12/12/2011 10:25 PM, 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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