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Stratolaunch Systems
by Ollie Eisman 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

Maybe they'd like to take a ham radio satellite up on a test flight? http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/12/paul-allen-stratolaunch-sy…

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Re: K6RPT-11 Covered to Italy
by miguel.barreiro.paz＠gmail.com 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

Seems to be falling right now. A truly amazing flight. ----- Reply message ----- De: "Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)" <ldeffenb(a)homeside.to> Para: "TAPR APRS Mailing List" <aprssig(a)tapr.org>, <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> Asunto: [amsat-bb] K6RPT-11 Covered to Italy Fecha: mié., dic. 14, 2011 10:12 I just confirmed with IS0AML-11, 300+ miles ahead of the balloon, that he's monitoring 144.390 and is already receiving the balloon's packets via RF. He's IGating, but not first so he's not showing up on the APRS-IS yet. With that coverage in place, the next 600 miles or so (4 hours @ 150mph) should have IGate coverage. I'm going to bed now...04:12 local. Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Need APRS relay in Spain on 144.39 mhz
by Don Ferguson 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

We need someone in Spain to relay the balloon K6RPT-11 on 144.390mhz. We are losing the link to the web. Anyone in the South of Spain or near that area please contact hams in the area to relay the APRS traffic from our balloon. Thanks, Don, kd6ire

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K6RPT-11 Covered to Italy
by Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

I just confirmed with IS0AML-11, 300+ miles ahead of the balloon, that he's monitoring 144.390 and is already receiving the balloon's packets via RF. He's IGating, but not first so he's not showing up on the APRS-IS yet. With that coverage in place, the next 600 miles or so (4 hours @ 150mph) should have IGate coverage. I'm going to bed now...04:12 local. Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32

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K6RPT-11 APRS
by 9a2ga＠vip.hr 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

I'm waiting for it on 144.390! Hope that the it's lifetime is not critical, ... there are still several hunderts of km till reception possibility. 73 de Boris 9A2GA (AMSAT member #37164)

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AZORES -- Get Set To Monitor K6RPT-11 APRS Balloon!
by Bob Bruninga 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

Subject: Re: [aprssig] ATTN: European Hams -- Get Set To Monitor K6RPT-11 APRS Balloon! Well, if -11 is still airborne, operational, and headed in the same direction - and if anybody in the Azores is listening, it ought to be in range soon. Its on 144.39 MHz, AX.25 1200 baud packet > To see a complete picture of K6RPT-11's flight across the United > States (APRS-wise, at least), check out > > http://tinyurl.com/7wuhcb3 > > Last received packet at 08:42 UTC on 2011-12-13 put it 400 miles off > the East coast of the United States, moving east at 150 miles per hour > at 109,000 feet. > > Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32 > > On 12/12/2011 10:25 PM, Stephen H. Smith wrote: >> The K6RPT balloons launched from California late Sunday afternoon >> local time (about 0100 UTC Monday) have far exceeded expectations. >> K6RPT-12 landed Monday afternoon near Indianapolis, Indiana. >> >> K6RPT-11 survived the day's UV exposure and is still flying as of >> 22:30 EST (03:30 UTC). It's currrently over the state of Maryland >> about 50 miles (80 KM) north of Washington, D.C moving at 145 MPH >> (230 KM/h). This balloon is going to be out over the Atlantic >> within the next hour if all goes well. There is now a real >> possibility that it may get into radio range of the UK or continental >> Europe sometime Tuesday morning UTC. >> >> The problem is that it is transmitting on the North American APRS >> frequency of 144.39 MHz. Could some Euro receive/igate stations >> temporarily retune their RX to 144.39 until midday UTC Tuesday? >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >> >> -- >> >> Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com >> Skype: WA8LMF >> Home Page: http://wa8lmf.net >> >> ***** NEW Precision Mapping 9 For UIview Released! ***** >> http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/PMap9_Notes.htm >> >> >> Vista & Win7 Install Issues for UI-View and Precision Mapping >> http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/UIview_Notes.htm#VistaWin7 >> >> HF APRS over PSK63 >> http://wa8lmf.net/APRS_PSK63/index.htm >> >> "APRS 101" Explanation of APRS Path Selection & Digipeating >> http://wa8lmf.net/DigiPaths >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> aprssig mailing list >> aprssig(a)tapr.org >> https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig >> > > > _______________________________________________ > aprssig mailing list > aprssig(a)tapr.org > https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig _______________________________________________ aprssig mailing list aprssig(a)tapr.org https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig

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Fwd: K6RPT-11 transatlantic balloon is now being heard in Portugal
by Bob Bruninga 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

> The K6RPT-11 transatlantic balloon > is now being heard in Portugal on 144.39. > > At 02:00:30 z K6RPT-11 was heard > by CT1END in Amadora, Portugal. > >APRS packets: >2011-12-14 02:00:30 UTC: K6RPT-11>APBL10,WIDE2-1,qAR,CT1END,PORTUGAL: >!3531.31N/01636.70WO077/129/A=110384V1B2 CNSP-11 > > The balloon is still over the Atlantic, west of Portugal, > at a cruising altitude of about 109,000 to 110,000 feet > moving about 140-150 miles per hour. > > The course of the balloon has turned it slightly to the > north of due east (now 77 degrees). > > The balloon continues to beacon at a rate of about once > every two minutes. > Watch it live at: > http://aprs.fi/?call=k6rpt11&mt=roadmap&z=4&timerange=172800&_s=ss_call >Congrats to the team for getting this far! > >Douglas KA2UPW/5

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K6RPT-11 transatlantic balloon is now being heard in Portugal
by Douglas Quagliana 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

The K6RPT-11 transatlantic balloon is now being heard in Portugal. At 02:00:30 z K6RPT-11 was heard by CT1END in Amadora, Portugal. APRS packets: 2011-12-14 02:00:30 UTC: K6RPT-11>APBL10,WIDE2-1,qAR,CT1END,PORTUGAL: !3531.31N/01636.70WO077/129/A=110384V1B2 CNSP-11 The balloon is still over the Atlantic, west of Portugal, at a cruising altitude of about 109,000 to 110,000 feet moving about 140-150 miles per hour. The course of the balloon has turned it slightly to the north of due east (now 77 degrees). The balloon continues to beacon at a rate of about once every two minutes. Watch it live at: http://aprs.fi/?call=k6rpt-11&mt=roadmap&z=4&timerange=172800&_s=ss_call Congrats to the team for getting this far! Douglas KA2UPW/5

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Portugal Receives Packet!
by Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

2011-12-14T02:00:30.955 K6RPT-11>APBL10,WIDE2-1,qAR,CT1END,PORTUGAL:!3531.31N/01636.70WO077/129/A=110384V1B2 CNSP-11 Circle is 246 miles in radius. Balloon has a 409 mile footprint from 110,000 feet. Fringe of coverage. And a second packet: 2011-12-14T02:04:31.141 K6RPT-11>APBL10,WIDE2-1,qAR,CT1END,PORTUGAL:!3533.19N/01626.50WO077/128/A=110647V1C3 CNSP-11 Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32

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Gibraltar Monitoring for 144.39 balloon
by Bob Bruninga 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

While everyone in Southern Europe and Northern Africa is listening for the Transatlantic Balloon, K6RPT-11 on 144.39, I should also offer that you might hear (during mid-day only) a possible packet from W3ADO-1 too. PCSAT-1 has a downlink on 144.39 that is usually never heard in the USA due to QRM, but it might possibly be heard in Europe where there should be no other packets on that frequency. But remember, that PCSAT can ONLY be heard during rare alignment of its best solar panel to the sun, and usually around mid-day. All the excitement about K6RPT-11 landfall will be at night, so there will be nothing heard of PCSAT (using the callsign of W3ADO-11) until possibly mid-morning (if at all). If PCSAT does come alive, you will hear attempted occasional packets at both 1200 and 9600 baud, but almost always they are not decodable because there is not enough battery power to complete even the full duration of most 1 second packets.. But I just thought I would keep everyone informed in case a rare packet popped up on 144.39 in a quiet area. I also put out an object named "max-rng?" where I think will be the maximum receive range of the Azores stations based on the range when the started hearing it. This object is NNW of Funchal. And I see the track is starting to turn slightly northward, improving our chances of a Portugal reception! Bob, Wb4APR

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