[ETS/PARC List] Balloon Project

[drew Moore]

Members,
Just an update. Mike passed his Technician exam at the ETRSNJ VE session this past Saturday. I have invited him to attend our September meeting to meet the guys, and asked if he could present his project at the October 31st meeting. I think he agreed to the October meeting. So, please mark it on your calendar to attend that evening. Halloween costumes are optional.

73,
Drew, W2OU



Mike,

FYI.
Regards, Drew Moore W2OU

To: ETSList at mailman.qth.net

Members,

The meeting Friday night was very good and interesting. We had 
intriguing dialog on the prospects of putting a 70cm repeater on the 
air, acquisition of a new 220 mhz amplifier, possibly 2 prospective new 
member, reduce announcement clutter on the air, a public service event 
in South Plainfield and a 5K marathone in Edison, and our possible 
future involvement in a baloon launching project. These are all healthy 
activities for a viable Amateur Radio Club. I felt good when I got home 
and I hope the feeling is shared.

Someone bought up whether there were FAA restrictions for launching 
weather balloons. Of course we all thought there were since we do have 
things like restrictive airspace, etc., however no one seemed to have a 
clue. My guess is the owners of the project in the spirit of due 
diligence would as a matter of course explored that avenue before 
investing in the hobby. Launching weather balloons has been a school 
activity since Edmund Scientific starting sending out catalogs..

So, to help you out please feel free to visit
http://www.diyspaceexploration.com/high-altitude-balloon-faq/

for more information. There's no shortage of helpful information on the 
internet that only require a simple Google search. If you're too busy to 
do any research I will arrange to have a guest speaker address the club 
after he takes his Technician exam on September 13, 2014 at our new VE 
Exam location (Clark OEM).

73,
Drew Moore
W2OU, ETSNJ Director


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