[K3PZN-List] Secret Balloon Flight Info Leaked

[Pat Kilroy]

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The Simulated Satellite (SimSat) project is an education & outreach program
at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.  Phone 301-286-1984 or visit our
web site at http://simsat.gsfc.nasa.gov for further news and information.
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Greenbelt, Md -- Sept. 9, 2004

AMATEUR RADIO HIGH-ALTITUDE BALLOONS

The long anticipated first SimSat engineering test
flight is targeted for launch on Wednesday,
September 22, in the Md-DC-VA area.

A follow up launch is scheduled for within a few
hours of this first one.  These two experimental
exercises are designated SimSat-1A and SimSat-1B.

This is a good opportunity to show a local student
how to receive the balloon's simple telemetry beacon.

More information will be distributed sometime after
this weekend.  But until then, ...

YOU ARE INVITED to a presentation I will give on the
Simulated Satellite (SimSat) educational balloon
project this weekend at the hamfest in Gaithersburg.
My talk at the 2-day hamfest is on Saturday,
September 11, at the Montgomery County Agricultural
Fairgrounds at 2:00 P.M. EDT.

FYI, Rick Hambly, W2GPS, of AMSAT, will talk on
Amateur Satellites on the same day in the same
place at 12 noon.

See the info below for hamfest details.

To subscribe to the SimSat e-mail list for flight
news, send a request to Patrick.L.Kilroy at nasa.gov
that includes your callsign or school affiliation,
if you have either.

Tracking the balloons ought to be fun for all.

Sincerely,

Pat N8PK
SimSat P.I.


2004 ARRL MD/DC Section Convention
c/o Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR)
F.A.R.Fest 2004
Gaithersburg, MD
http://www.farfest.org/ and
http://www.mcagfair.com/calendar/event_details.asp?ID=361&ch=9&y=2004

MAP
http://www.mapblast.com/(ec3ckuuacwasfg55l5r2ay2i)/map.aspx?L=USA&C=39.14339%2c-77.20241&A=17.20000&P=|810BC9A6|&TI=Montgomery+Cnty+Agricultural+Fair%2c+Gaithersburg%2c+Maryland
or http://www.mcagfair.com/directions.htm

DIRECTIONS
Start: from the Capital Beltway (I-495) ...
  1: Get on I-270 from either Virginia or Maryland direction.
  2: Keep RIGHT on I-270 towards Frederick.
  3: At Exit 8, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto Dwight D Eisenhower Hwy
     towards Shady Grove Road.
  4: At Exit 8, turn RIGHT onto Ramp towards Shady Grove Road /
     Redland Road 0.1
  5: Keep LEFT to stay on Ramp towards Shady Grove Rd 0.1
  6: Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto Shady Grove Rd towards Shady Grove Rd
     East / Gaithersburg 1.0
  7: Turn LEFT (Northwest) onto SR-355 [Frederick Rd] < 0.1
  8: Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-355 [S Frederick Ave] 1.9
  9: Bear LEFT (North-West) onto SR-355 [N Frederick Ave] 0.1
10: Turn LEFT (South-West) onto Chestnut St 0.1
End: Arrive Montgomery Cnty Agricultural Fairgrounds,
      Gaithersburg, Maryland

FAIRGROUNDS MAP (for once you get there)
http://www.mcagfair.com/pdf/FAIR_MAP_2004.pdf

A.K.A. Mont Co Ag Ctr http://www.mcagfair.com/

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Patrick L. Kilroy                                                WK
Integration & Test (I&T) Manager        301-286-1984 voice
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center        301-286-1673 fax
Building 5, Mail Code 568               Patrick.L.Kilroy at nasa.gov
Greenbelt, Maryland  20771              http://simsat.gsfc.nasa.gov
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