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

Sat May 14 23:09:18 EDT 2011

I just got a brief de-brief from Barry VE6SBS (Head Hardware Eng.) for the group and he reported that the balloon and payload were in a tree, but only about 8-10 up, so recovery wasn't all that bad.

I was more than estatic to find out that our RTrak-HAB (both of the ones used) worked flawlessly for the whole flight!

They have recovered the payload and there will be a complete write-up later this week (hopefully).

Congrats to the Canadian HAB team!

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 AltitudeBalloonFlyingRightNow
> To: "TAPR APRS Mailing List" <aprssig at tapr.org>
> Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011, 3:21 PM
> 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
> >
> >
> > --- 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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