[TexasARDF] ARDF balloon flight this Sunday

[Gerald Boyd]

All

 

After the meeting last night it looks like liftoff time is around 10AM
tomorrow.

 

Note it may not be possible to communicate using cell phones

 

Jerry

 

From: Gerald Boyd [mailto:wb8wfk at covad.net] 
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 6:01 AM
To: 'Gerald Boyd'; 'abqthunt at yahoogroups.com'; 'abqthunt at yahoogroups.com';
'texasardf at texasardf.org'
Subject: ARDF balloon flight this Sunday

 

All,

 

Received word from the organizers that the flight has been scheduled for
Sunday (winds aloft and weather permitting).

 

Recovery teams will be meeting at 0800 for pre-flight update on Sunday AM
and will receive estimated  launch time.

 

If there is any out of state folks that want to attempt reception of the
beacon as it goes above 100,000 feet  please send me a phone number that I
can contact you at to my direct email and I will call when the launch takes
place via cell phone.

 

Balloon is  expected to burst somewhere between 100,000 and 110,000 feet and
will fall back to earth via parachute. There is an onboard camera taking
photos.

 

My direct email's are  wb8wfk at covad.net  home or wb8wfk at wb8wfk.com cell
phone

 

There is a dry run check out of electronics on Friday night. If more info is
available regarding estimated launch time I will post in advance of Sunday.

 

Transmitter is on 145.565 MHz . On I minute off 1 minute sending MOE in MCW
FM. RF output .7 watts

Antenna turnstile.

 

Jerry