[ARRL-OK] Section Weekend

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:52:34 EST

You have received advisement that this week has been declared Amateur Radio=20
week by Governor Henry.  In addition to the StateHood Day Special event in=20
Guthrie the very exciting double balloon launch event is described below. Bo=
th=20
events unfold on this Saturday, November 15. =20

Enjoy and tnx for all involved!

73, John-WB5SYT
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A special balloon launch event is set for this Saturday-November 15!

Two balloons are set to set launched at 8:00 am CST from Norman and Tulsa.=20=
=A0=20
The Tulsa balloon is KC5TRB-4 and the Norman balloon is AD5GT-11.=A0 The=20
balloons are being operated by Harry-Oklahoma Research Balloons and John-Dep=
loyed=20
Amateur Radio Technology, respectively. =A0 Expectations are that balloons w=
ill=20
reach heights of 45,000 feet, or more. =A0 Payload will be less than 4 pound=
s. The=20
Tulsa balloon is expected to land, based on current information in an area=20
from Salina, OK to Springfield, AR. The Norman balloon is on a path to land=20=
in an=20
area from Cromwell, OK to Henryetta, OK

Each balloon will be equipped with APRS for tracking. =A0 The goal is for th=
e=20
balloons to complete an Earth-Balloon-Balloon-Earth communication contact vi=
a=20
Amateur Radio. Both launch sites are very near National Weather Service=20
sites...seems natural doesn't it!=A0 The Tulsa site is near the intersection=
 of 11th=20
Street and Hwy 169. =A0 It is two blocks west of the Tulsa NWS office. The N=
orman=20
launch site is at the Norman NWS facility.=A0=20

Track them on the web...=A0
<A HREF=3D"http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?AD5GT-11">http://www.findu.=
com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?AD5GT-11</A>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?KC5TRB-4">http://www.findu.=
com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?KC5TRB-4</A>

For more information contact:

Harry-KC5TRB=A0 OK Research Balloons
Tulsa launch
[email protected]

John-AD5GT=A0 Deployed Amateur Radio Technology
Norman launch
[email protected]

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