[HoustonHam] FW: [BLT] ANDY!!!!

[Chris Boone]

FYI folks! Listen in for the 6m AM signal...should be interesting!

Chris
WB5ITT
FAA Coordinator,  South Texas Balloon Launch Team BLT-27

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew.MacAllister at emerson.com
> [mailto:Andrew.MacAllister at emerson.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 3:11 PM
> To: blt at stevens.com
> Subject: RE: [BLT] ANDY!!!!
> 
> Hi Chris & BLT,
> 
> Thanks for fielding the FAA questions!
> 
> We are GOOD TO GO this Saturday at 10 AM!
> 
> Prep begins at 8:30 AM at the most-southern hanger - Predator SkyTrails.
> Airport office is usually not open until 9 AM.
> 
> Primary balloon is a Totex 1500 gr.
> 
> All payloads have been painted with a light coat of ORANGE paint.
> 
> No antennas extend below the bottom payload - it has a camera aimed
> straight down.
> Thomas KT5TK did not want any "stuff" in the way of the view.
> 
> The TBD solar-powered payload is now a CW beacon on 28.322 MHz with
> internal telemetry for power consumption and temperature running 30-50
> mW.
> 
> The 6M AM transmitter has been tweaked for ~0.5W out.
> 
> C U at the Wharton Municipal airport (Wharton Intergalactic Spaceport)!
> 
> Andy W5ACM
> http://www.w5acm.net/b27.html
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blt-bounces at stevens.com [mailto:blt-bounces at stevens.com] On
> Behalf Of cboone at earthlink.net
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:36 PM
> To: blt at stevens.com
> Subject: [BLT] ANDY!!!!
> 
> CALL ME ASAP!!
> FAA NEEDS MORE INFO
> CHRIS
> 
> 832-364-6801 VONAGE
> 
> 
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