KC9LIG-11 is using one of my BigRedBee GPS transmitters. By default, it reports its altitude in meters -- he must not have checked the "convert meters to feet" option.<div><br><div>Greg K7RKT <a href="http://www.bigredbee.com">http://www.bigredbee.com</a></div>
<div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Bill Diaz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:william.diaz@comcast.net">william.diaz@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Steve,<br>
Dunno.<br>
<br>
Interestingly, it appears there may be 2 trackers on one balloon.<br>
KC9LIG-11 and WB9SKY-11 have been tracking very close horizontally to each<br>
other for the duration of the flight. If you multiply KC9LIG-11's reported<br>
altitude by 3.28 it comes very close to the elevation reported by WB9SKY-11.<br>
It appears KC9LIG-11 may be reporting elevation in meters.<br>
<br>
Also, KC9POK-11 has not been heard in some time.<br>
<br>
Bill KC9XG<br>
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>Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:44<br>
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</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">>Subject: Re: [aprssig] 3 balloons aloft in NE Illinois<br>
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>Zis him?<br>
>KC9KKI PETER M COONS, 28W 753 ROOSEVELT ROAD, WEST CHICAGO, IL, 60185<br>
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>-- 73, Steve, K9DCI<br>
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>--- On Thu, 7/23/09, Clay Melhorn <<a href="mailto:n9io@hotmail.com">n9io@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>> Bill,<br>
>><br>
>> That is Pete Coons (forget his callsign) and his large<br>
>> group, mainly youth from the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.<br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> I met him back in March or April.<br>
>><br>
>> They launch from about 10 miles from my home at Koerner<br>
>> Airfield on the SW outskirts of Kankakee. I should get<br>
>> on their mailing list and do some chasing one day. Might be<br>
>> fun.<br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> For anyone interested in a simple on the ground RF APRS<br>
>> story.<br>
>><br>
>> Check out this article on page two from the April KARS Key<br>
>> Klicks newsletter<br>
>><br>
>> from Kankakee, IL.<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.w9az.com/Newsletters/KARS-April-09.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.w9az.com/Newsletters/KARS-April-09.pdf</a><br>
>><br>
>> Clay Melhorn N9IO Bonfield, IL<br>
>> Webmaster:<br>
>> KARS - Kankakee Area Radio Society - W9AZ <a href="http://www.w9az.com/" target="_blank">http://www.w9az.com/</a><br>
>> ARRL (Central Division) <a href="http://www.central.arrl.org/" target="_blank">http://www.central.arrl.org/</a><br>
>> <br>
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>> <br>
>> > From: <a href="mailto:william.diaz@comcast.net">william.diaz@comcast.net</a><br>
>> > To: <a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br>
>> > Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:59:50 -0500<br>
>> > Subject: [aprssig] 3 balloons aloft in NE Illinois<br>
>> ><br>
>> > There are apparently 3 balloons aloft to the East of<br>
>> Kankakee, IL, beaconing<br>
>> > at 30 second intervals on 144.39.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
>KC9LIG-11>APBL10,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,W9DRR-10:!4103.03N/08746.7<br>
>2W-098/036/A=<br>
>> > 007734 Adler Far Horizons balloon<br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
>WB9SKY-11>APT311,WIDE2-2,qAR,W9DRR-10:/165654h4102.83N/08743.09<br>
>WO087/040/A=0<br>
>> > 31218<br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
>KC9POK-11>APT312,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KD8CAO:/165736h4103.20N\08<br>
>735.06WS100/0<br>
>> > 27/A=043819/DePaul High Altitude Ball<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Note the paths used. The local channel is solid,<br>
>> wall-to-wall packets,<br>
>> > rendering it essentially useless to other users.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Bill KC9XG<br>
>> ><br>
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