Attn: AMSAT Balloon followers!

Bill Brown, WB8ELK who is a recognized pioneer in balloon carrying Amateur Radio equipment has launched a unique mylar balloon which is predicted to have a multiday flight parked at around 20,000 ft As of this AM. Oct 6, 2013 it is anticipated to be as Bill advises below: ( dl-FLdigi software is suggested for receiving and viewing data. It may be downloaded at http://ukhas.org.uk/projects:dl-fldigi) Bill's message:

Can you alert the AMSAT folks to listen for the balloon anywhere between Washington DC and Boston just after sunrise?

433.880 MHz AM DominoEx16 should be the best frequency.

- Bill WB8ELK

Submitted by Farrell Winder, W8ZCF for Bill Brown.