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

Rudy Benner rudy at ve3bdr.com
Sat May 14 15:21:41 EDT 2011


Tree should have a tilt over fixture on it, how inconvenient.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 3:16 PM
To: jason at ke4nyv.com ; TAPR APRS Mailing List
Subject: Re: [aprssig] VE6JJBJ-13/VE6JBJ-2 High 
AltitudeBalloonFlyingRightNow

>From a chat with VE6RKY-12 at the recovery site:

14:59:36  New Chat Between KJ4ERJ-AL and VE6RKY-12 on 2011-05-14
14:59:42> Good luck on the balloon recovery! (*2-14:59:42)
15:07:59< Thanks! We're looking for it now, we're close, but theres a
little+
15:08:00< height difference between us and the tree its in...

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

On 5/14/2011 3:02 PM, Jason Rausch wrote:
> Ah, just as VE6RKY-12 got closer, an update at 3500 feet came in.  He must 
> be running the mobile iGate.
>
> 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 
>> AltitudeBalloonFlyingRightNow
>> To: "TAPR APRS Mailing List"<aprssig at tapr.org>
>> Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011, 2:56 PM
>> 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
>>>
>>> just about made 100k looks like its busted. !
>>>
>>> -----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
>>>
>>>
>>> --- 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
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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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