[BCVHFA] JOTA Amateur Radio balloon launch announced

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 From the ARRL Web page.

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Edge of Space Sciences (EOSS) of Denver, Colorado, will launch a 
high-altitude balloon in support of Scouting's Jamboree On The Air (JOTA). 
The balloon, identified as EOSS-60, will carry an Amateur Radio crossband 
repeater to an altitude of around 100,000 feet above sea level. The 
repeater will allow UHF and VHF communications over a range of several 
hundred miles using hand-held radios. The launch is scheduled to take place 
at 9 AM on Saturday, October 19, from Meadow Lake Airport near Colorado 
Springs. Other payloads will include Amateur Radio gear used for radio 
direction finding and an Automated Position Reporting System (APRS) to 
report the position and altitude of the balloon using the Global 
Positioning System. EOSS recovery teams will use APRS and direction-finding 
equipment to recover the payloads after the flight. Also on board the 
flight will be an Amateur TV camera and transmitter. Frequencies and 
procedures for using the repeater and receiving the APRS and ATV can be 
found on the EOSS Web site. The launch gives participating Scouts the 
opportunity to work toward several merit badges in the fields of science, 
radio, electronics, and space. EOSS is a non-profit organization founded in 
1990 dedicated to promoting education regarding the science of the edge of 
space. EOSS launches several balloons each year in support of various 
educational and scientific programs. For more information, visit the EOSS 
Web site.

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JOTA will begin at 0001, local time, Saturday, October 19 and conclude ay 
2359, local time, on Sunday, October 20.


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