[LeArc] NOW: Weather Balloon carrying ham radio will be on echolink/IRLP this morning

[Craig]

[This is going on now, I just got this, Duane]

We are going to try an experiment tomorrow and put the balloon's
cross band repeater on IRLP conference channel 9071 which is bridged 
to Echolink
node KL7TQ (node number 84828). This will be a two way link. You 
should be able to talk as
well as listen to the cross band repeater over echolink and IRLP.

The balloon will rise to 100,000 feet and have a repeater coverage of
500 miles but if you are too far away to hear the balloon on the 446
MHz downlink directly then give echolink or IRLP a try.

We may even get someone to announce pre launch status of the balloon
team over the echolink node.

Launch time is 10am Central on Saturday August 23rd.

To the edge of space!!

-----Original Message-----
Subject: South Texas Ham Radio Balloon Launch tommorrow

These should be the best links for following the balloon on the
internet.

http://findblt.k5wh.net

http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?call=w5acm-9

http://aprs.fi/?call=w5acm-9

http://www.w5acm.net/b24.html

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KARM

List of Main BLT-24 Payloads:
Live Main Payload Color ATV = 1255 MHz FM 900 mW
Crossband FM Repeater Uplink = 146.0 MHz & Downlink = 446.0 MHz
APRS GPS Downlink = 440.950 MHz  callsign is W5ACM-9   250 mW
Backup APRS GPS Downlink = 445.925 MHz callsign is W5ACM-8   300 mW



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Amateur Radio Operator
Duane Whittingham - N9SSN
Skywarn, ARES, SATERN
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