[GCARC] Weather Balloon for vertical on Field Day

[Clint (WB3EHB) via GCARC]

Vinnie,
Here are a few things you should be mindful of...
What will be the size of the wire (if long wire), the size of your feed line (RG8 or 58). How high ( must not not me in a flight path commercial or pvt) basically the weight of your payload (copper wire and feed line) will dictate the size of your balloon.
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Our club did this a number of years past. We utilizes  magnet wire, RG58 and a small balloon that would support a payload of 2 lbs.Our balloon hifgt was about 55 feet and used a QRP radio to make contacts.Wish you success.

Clint 

WB3EHB at yahoo.com 


     On Monday, June 15, 2015 11:26 AM, Vinnie Sallustio <yankees_1996 at hotmail.com> wrote:
   
 

 I was going to experiment with a ground mount balloon vertical for 40M SSB on Field Day. Does anyone know anything about these weather balloons, that would be needed to hole you a wire? Like size, gram weight, material? 
I would like to purchase one and get it in time for Field Day.
Sincerely,
Vinnie N4NYY                         
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