[LEARC] Balloon Launch

[Mark Garrett]

Been tracking it this morning.  It is climbing rather slowly so hope the
batteries hold out for the full flight.

Mark

On Sat, Aug 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM Kenny Ray <kenny.j.ray at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good morning All,
>     I received a message from K5HTF that there is a balloon launch in
> Cedar Rapids, IA this morning. It has 2 meter and Meshtastic devices
> onboard. Below is Chris’s message:
>
> “Balloon launch will be around 10am ish today. Usually takes a few hours
> to get to 90,000 ish ft where it may linger until it bursts. Usually when
> it gets to around 30-40,000 feet it will just start heading to West as the
> Earth rotates underneath it. If you have Meshtastic devices you’ll be able
> to talk through the default Long Fast channel. You will also be able to
> track it with GPS on the maps portion of the Meshtastic app. You will also
> be able to track it with APRS if you have a radio with that capability or
> by using the website APRS.fi and searching for WB0EMJ-11”
>
> Have a great weekend,
> Kenny KD9VLZ
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2025 at 14:15 Sharon Sample <hamn9rrs at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Happy post Fourth of July!
>>
>> We will be meeting tomorrow evening at 7 pm in Macomb City Hall. It was
>> just confirmed.
>>
>> July is election meeting. If you are not present, you may be elected.
>>
>> 73
>> Sharon
>> N9RRS
>>
>