[NLRS] ND Baloon Launch - August 27th

[jcplatt1 at mmm.com]

Valley City, ND,  appears to be about 1/2 way between Jamestown and Fargo,
ND.   The heart of downtown is EN06xw.    From Bloomington, MN,  the
bearing would be 305 degrees at 271 miles.

My 2m yagi at 50' has its first peak at 2 degrees and its first null at 3.9
degrees elevation.    Will the balloon rise high enough to be into my first
null ?    On 432 its three times "worse" with the first main peak at around
0.7 degrees and the first null at 1.3 degrees .... again, will the balloon
rise high enough at that distance to get into my first null ?

Do they have an expectation as to how high "high" is, what time we may
expect to hear it at 271 miles distance (yes, I know there are LOTS of
variables, but a prediction would be nice), and for how long ?

73, Jon
W0ZQ