[aprssig] REF: PA Balloon Launch

[Robert Bruninga]

THe APRS transponder died when nearing release.  It would not reboot.  So
they took the tracker out of a van and tossed it in the cooler.

Amazing it worked.  They planned for a landing in Intercourse, PA and so
they choose the launch site at 7 AM to target that small town.  Amazingly
l=the balloon crossed right over the two-road intersection that marks the
town, but still at 18,000 feet.  But it was coming down and landed not far
from town where the chasers were.

Callsign was THNSAT-9.

Snatched success from the jaws of defeat!

Bob

On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 12:58 PM spam8mybrain <spam8mybrain at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Or is THNSAT-9 with the N-overlaid van symbol the balloon? I find it
> highly unlikely that anyone would be driving a van at 21000 meters
> altitude. :-)
>
> Andrew, KA2DDO
> author of YAAC
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: spam8mybrain via aprssig <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
> Date: 4/12/19 09:19 (GMT-05:00)
> To: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>, wa4tkg at netzero.net
> Cc: TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] REF: PA Balloon Launch
>
> So where's the balloon? Been looking all morning and haven't seen a trace
> of it.
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
> Date: 4/12/19 06:25 (GMT-05:00)
> To: wa4tkg at netzero.net
> Cc: TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] REF: PA Balloon Launch
>
> Range at altitude should be a few hundred miles.
>
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 2:14 AM wa4tkg at netzero.net <wa4tkg at netzero.net>
> wrote:
>
>> How far South / away do you expect / usually get in range on one of these
>> ?
>>
>>
>>  I guess it won't matter ANYWAY, because NOTHING plots on my Map
>> Screen...only myself.
>>
>> WA4TKG / 7J6CAT
>>
>>
>> Subject: REF:    PA Balloon Launch Friday 12 Apr at 7 AM New Market, to NE
>>
>>
>> Balloon will launch about 7 AM from New Market, MD and land somewhere
>> around Intercourse, PA about 2 hours later.  Then the search begins.!
>> Watch it during your morning commute!
>>
>> Bob, WB4APR
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 11:59 AM Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The Naval Academy will be launching a balloon from around Central PA
>>> which will fly east to around Lancaster on midday Friday.  It will be
>>> APRS
>>> on 144.39.  Callsign is BEPSAT-11 (W3ADO in the BTEXT).
>>>
>>> Please help us capture it.  I can't be there.  Only students.
>>>
>>> Bob, Wb4APR
>>
>>
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