<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; ">Sorry if this is a dupe. Thought I already sent it this morning, but am not seeing it in my outbound folder. David K7GPS</span></p>
<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; ">The as-yet-unnamed Inland Empire Near Space Enthusiasts (IENSE) group has completed final preparations for the launch, tracking, and recovery of a high altitude balloon scheduled for launch Saturday morning from the Ritzville, WA area. Final launch preparations were discussed in a leadership meeting this past weekend. Details follow:</span></p>
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">Launch: Saturday, October 16, 0800-0830PDT, weather dependent (forecast is a go for launch)</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">
Launch Site: Ritzville High School. Launch team on-site by 0730. Breakfast at Ritzville Perkins 0645PDT.</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">Flight profile: Wind predictions are to the East. Projected LZ is 65-90 miles (LZ will be refined and identified on <a href="http://www.findu.com/" target="_blank">www.findu.com</a> upon burst detection). Projected altitude is 90k feet on a two hour flight.</div>
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">Tracking callsign: Two APRS trackers: K7GPS-11 and KG5AO-8. (Tracking also available on <a href="http://www.aprs.fi/" target="_blank">www.aprs.fi</a>)</div>
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">Package: 1000g latex balloon with helium fill, 6' parachute for recovery after burst, capsule is 15"x12"x9" styrofoam container with two APRS trackers (KG5AO-8 and K7GPS-11), vertical SD color video camera with GPS overlay to record balloon expansion and burst), SD color video camera on diagonal alignment, and two SD Canon A470 cameras with CHDK-hack recording horizontal imagery every 10 seconds.</div>
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">Tracker details: K7GPS-11 is a BigRedBee BeeLine 2M all-in-one APRS tracker. KG5AO-8 is a Yaesu Vertex 2M HT, Byonics TinyTrak3 controller, and Garmin E-Trex GPS. Both GPS devices are certified for flight above 60k ft.</div>
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">Credit: Thanks to members of the Spokane Astronomical Society for their interest, support, and enthusiasm with this project.</div>
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">PAO Note: KHQ has been contacted and may attend the launch activities.</div>
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">Related links:</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">
Tracker 1 K7GPS-11: <a href="http://www.findu.com/k7gps-11" target="_blank">http://www.findu.com/k7gps-11</a></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">Tracker 1 K7GPS-11: <a href="http://aprs.fi/?call=k7gps-11" target="_blank">http://aprs.fi/?call=k7gps-11</a></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">Tracker 2 KG5AO-8: <a href="http://www.findu.com/kg5ao-8" target="_blank">http://www.findu.com/kg5ao-8</a></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">
Tracker 2 KG5AO-8: <a href="http://aprs.fi/?call=kg5ao-8" target="_blank">http://aprs.fi/?call=kg5ao-8</a></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">NWAPRS site: <a href="http://nwaprs.info/balloons">http://nwaprs.info/balloons</a></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">Regards, David K7GPS</div>