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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>KC0MIC-11 balloon put over 40 packets per
minute on the network for for TWO HOURS, and maintained a count of
over 30 per minute for over THREE HOURS.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This was because the balloon was set to the moronic
path of RELAY,WIDE3-3.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Whatever cretin was responsible for the mission
planning on this balloon flight, if this was done deliberately, needs a two by
four up side the head. It virtually shut down the network for three hours.
Unbelievable!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If anyone has a way to contact this "amateur", I
would love to hear it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>...hasan, N0AN</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=w0pc@aol.com href="mailto:w0pc@aol.com">w0pc@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=aprssig@lists.tapr.org
href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 02, 2005 1:47
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [aprssig] kc0mic-11 unproto
path</DIV>
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<DIV>I shut my digi off.... the networks was blasted for hours! Imagine,
76,000 feet and RELAY, WIDE3-3...!</DIV>
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<DIV>73 de WØPC (Rick) </DIV> <BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: hasan schiers <<A
href="mailto:schiers@netins.net">schiers@netins.net</A>><BR>To: TAPR APRS
Special Interest Group (E-mail) <<A
href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</A>><BR>Sent:
Sat, 2 Apr 2005 11:09:40 -0600<BR>Subject: [aprssig] kc0mic-11 unproto
path<BR><BR>
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id=AOLMsgPart_0_74d2f34c-5a62-42e5-a429-7c525a59e5a0>This is a balloon
southeast of Kansas City, Mo. It is reporting an altitude of 76,000 feet (must
have burst). <BR> <BR>Why would anyone choose an unproto path of
RELAY,WIDE3-3 for this? It is just melting the network. <BR> <BR>I
can hardly believe my eyes....surely I am
mistaken? <BR> <BR>...hasan, N0AN
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