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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=288233720-08112006>I'm going to be very
light on radio hardware. I haven't even done any t-hunting in a long
time. I'll also be in a rental vehicle, so I won't be loading it up with a
ton of heavy equipment. Hopefully APRS messaging will work out
there.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=288233720-08112006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Scott</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Stephen H. Smith
[mailto:wa8lmf2@aol.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 08, 2006 12:32
PM<BR><B>To:</B> scott@opentrac.org<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'TAPR APRS Mailing
List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [aprssig] N1VG-11 balloon
launch<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:scott@opentrac.org">scott@opentrac.org</A> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid007801c70370$46963ca0$0a01a8c0@jupiter type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Probably around 100,000 feet. I don't think any amateur balloons have made
it much beyond 120,000.
Scott
N1VG
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">What altitude do you think this thing is likely to reach?
(I'm trying
to set an appropriate range of altitude color-coding for
UI-HeightTrack.)
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</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=Arial> OK I've set
HeightTrack to color-code from black through brn-red-org-yellow from 0
-100,000 feet. This will make the tracks of any vehicles on the desert
floor come out black while the balloon should have a vari-colored track.
<BR><BR><BR><BR>Are you going to have any HF radio out
there? I think a 40 M or 60 M NVIS dipole setup might be
ideal for the distances involved.
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