[LEARC] Balloon Launch

[Mark Garrett]

Good flight, got up to 109+K and a nice descent into some trees
(possibly).  East, Southeast of Mt. Vernon, IA.

Mark



On Fri, Aug 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM Mark Garrett <ka9szx at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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!
>>>
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>>> Sharon
>>> N9RRS
>>>
>>