[GCARC] Weather Balloon for vertical on Field Day

[Clint (WB3EHB) via GCARC]

32 feet of what size wire? What will be the weight? The weight dictate what size balloon.



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From:"yankees_1996 at hotmail.com" <yankees_1996 at hotmail.com>
Date:Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 1:05 pm
Subject:Re: [GCARC] Weather Balloon for vertical on Field Day

This is going to be simple. Ground mount. Wire is 32.5 ft centered for 7.200. It is not going to have to lift anything except the 32.5 feet of wire. 

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On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 9:30 AM -0700, "Clint (WB3EHB)" <wb3ehb at yahoo.com> wrote:

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 

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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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