Considering the radio on the ISS is OFF and the distance is beyond the footprint, I'd say it didn't happen. I wonder what the actual relayed packet looked like. Doesn't seem to show on findu for OE1KEB either.
Kenneth - N5VHO
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From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org on behalf of Fred VE3FAL Sent: Mon 3/24/2008 4:06 PM To: bruninga@usna.edu; 'AMSAT-BB Org' Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FW: Transatlantic Ballon attempt on 29.498 now
Hello, today 2008-03-24 at 17:03:31 UTC a station with the call ISS received my bacon at 30 and upload the report via internet. I was the only station to have a "contact" whit this "ISS". Position of ISS was GB01AB, distance 14952 km. The icon from "ISS" was also on the google map, but with the 10 M balloon. Has anyone some information? Perhaps it was a joke.
73 de Karl OE1KEB
This came from another posting on another reflector.
Fred VE3FAL
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 9:44 AM To: 'AMSAT-BB Org' Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: Transatlantic Ballon attempt on 29.498 now
Europeans standby for balloon!
The Ballooon was launched on Friday and should be approaching Europe... If anyone hears SDG-9 (sending CW telemetry) on 29.498, please let everyone know!
Launched from Michigan Friday morning, it was very strong over Maryland at 2035z. We attempted to post our signal strength plots: http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/dfing.html
See the balloon's web page: http://arhab.blogspot.com/
It should be arriving over Europe now...
Bob, Wb4APR
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