[aprssig] VE6JJBJ-13/VE6JBJ-2 High AltitudeBalloonFlyingRightNow

Rudy Benner rudy at ve3bdr.com
Sat May 14 14:56:12 EDT 2011


I make the probable landing at

51.931171°
-114.673671°

ve3bdr

-----Original Message----- 
From: Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 2:51 PM
To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
Subject: Re: [aprssig] VE6JJBJ-13/VE6JBJ-2 High 
AltitudeBalloonFlyingRightNow

Peak I see on the tracks is 99,726 for VE6JBJ-13 and 98,227 for
VE6JBJ-2.  Unless they had other altitude recording, there's no record
on APRS of it cracking the 100K ceiling.  Quite an impressive altitude
though!

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32

On 5/14/2011 2:35 PM, Rudy Benner wrote:
> Will it hit Sundry? One can hope....
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Rudy Benner
> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 2:06 PM
> To: jason at ke4nyv.com ; TAPR APRS Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] VE6JJBJ-13/VE6JBJ-2 High 
> AltitudeBalloonFlyingRightNow
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> just about made 100k looks like its busted. !
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> -----Original Message----- From: Jason Rausch
> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 1:53 PM
> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] VE6JJBJ-13/VE6JBJ-2 High Altitude
> BalloonFlyingRightNow
>
> 95K feet and still climbing!
>
> Jason Rausch - KE4NYV
> RPC Electronics, LLC
> www.rpc-electronics.com
>
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> --- On Sat, 5/14/11, Rudy Benner <rudy at ve3bdr.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Rudy Benner <rudy at ve3bdr.com>
>> Subject: Re: [aprssig] VE6JJBJ-13/VE6JBJ-2 High Altitude Balloon 
>> FlyingRightNow
>> To: "TAPR APRS Mailing List" <aprssig at tapr.org>
>> Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011, 11:58 AM
>> Watch on Google Earth, tilt it over
>> sideways a bit, you get cool 3D
>> perspective.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Rudy Benner
>> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 11:49 AM
>> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [aprssig] VE6JJBJ-13/VE6JBJ-2 High Altitude
>> Balloon
>> FlyingRightNow
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>> Looks like a whole herd of followers. They are in HOT
>> PURSUIT. !!
>>
>> ve3bdr
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Ian Wade G3NRW
>> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 10:37 AM
>> To: aprssig at tapr.org
>> Subject: Re: [aprssig] VE6JJBJ-13/VE6JBJ-2 High Altitude
>> Balloon FlyingRight
>> Now
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>> From: Jason Rausch <jason at ke4nyv.com>
>> Date: Sat, 14 May 2011   Time: 06:32:58
>>
>> >There is currently a balloon flying in Canada carrying
>> two of our new
>> >RTrak-HAB units.  They are using the callsigns:
>> VE6JBJ-13 and VE6JBJ-2
>> >
>> >http://aprs.fi/?call=a%2FVE6JBJ-13
>> >
>> >Good luck to team!
>> >
>> >Jason Rausch - KE4NYV
>> >RPC Electronics, LLC
>> >www.rpc-electronics.com
>> >
>>
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>> What I would like to know is what precautions are taken
>> with regard to
>> air safety. Right now the balloon is at 3000 feet just 200
>> metres away
>> from the airstrip at Beiseker Airport. That seems mighty
>> close for
>> comfort.
>>
>> -- 
>> 73
>> Ian, G3NRW
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