[aprssig] / [aprsisce] Balloon over Maine (now at 1054 EDT)

[Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)]

>From http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Balloon_Sked/

> *2012-11-01* @ 10:00:00
>
>     *University of Maine High Altitude Balloon Team*
>     *To Launch:* UMHAB-13
>     *Website:* None given
>     *APRS.FI:* W1YA-11 <http://aprs.fi/?call=W1YA-11>
>     *Telemetry:* APRS: 144.390Mhz, CW beacon: 433.2Mhz
>     *Site:* Farmington, ME USA
>     *Coords:* 44.831502, -70.129369
>     <http://aprs.fi/?lat=44.831502&lng=-70.129369&label=W1YA-11%20===%3E%20Launch%20site%20of%20UMHAB-13%20by%20University%20of%20Maine%20High%20Altitude%20Balloon%20Team%20at%2010:00:00%20on%202012-11-01&z=14>
>     *Grid:* FN44WT
>     *Contact:* Rick Eason reason at maine.edu <mailto:reason at maine.edu>
>     *QRZ: *W1YA <http://www.qrz.com/db/W1YA>
>

Looks like it just missed the lake too!  (Note that it was still moving 
18mph NNE on the last beacon)



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


On 11/1/2012 11:48 AM, Steve Noskowicz wrote:
>
> Looks like it dropped out of digi range at 11:29 EDT.
>
> Any idea who's it is, or any web site with status?
>
> 73, Steve, K9DCI  USN (Vet)  MOT (Ret)  Ham (Yet)
>
> --- On Thu, 11/1/12, Steve Noskowicz <noskosteve at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>> Subject: [aprsisce] Balloon over Maine
>>   
>>> For you who are balloon watchers, there is one over Maine at
>>> the moment (W1YA-11) and its recovery vehicle appears to be
>>> AA1PJ-3.
>>> I am receiving some of the balloon's packets directly over
>>> RF in New Hampshire.
>>> Bob Harris (K9UDX) Bath, NH
>> 11:38 EDT:
>> Altitude down to 2300 feet from over 50k.  AA1PJ-3
>> probably not the chase.  Heading east and 22 miles
>> away.
>>
>> 73, Steve, K9DCI
>
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