[nrv-hams] Help needed, real-ish fox hunt?

[Garland Linkous]

sorry went down in my back and will have to wait for the next one

On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 09:21 Cam Coble <cam at doubleclickdata.com> wrote:

> Here is an opportunity to enlist some of those fox hunting skills we've
> been working on, as well as a bit of sleuthing!
> See below for details from Kevin...
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Sterne, Kevin <ksterne at vt.edu>
> Date: Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 8:23 AM
> [...]
> I've been conducting a few high-altitude balloon flights, much like weather
> balloons.  We released one last Saturday morning with a LightAPRS onboard:
>
>
> https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&call=a%2FKJ4OAP-11&timerange=21600&tail=21600
>
> We believe the balloon burst a little early at just over 83,000 ft.  There
> were no APRS beacons on the decent, we usually only get a few of them.  The
> last position report we have is from a secondary tracker that uses a
> satellite data network.  It's position placed it near Check, VA.  It's
> possible it was still in decent and may have floated eastward toward the
> Parkway.
>
> I'm wanted to put the call out if folks were in the area to try to listen
> for the APRS beacon.  This beacon is only powered by solar panels, so
> mornings where it's sunny might be best.  It's not necessary or I'm not
> encouraging people to go walking onto people's property.  What I'm looking
> for is a general area on where a beacon is being heard, or better yet a
> decoded position report would be great!
>
> 73,
> -Kevin, KJ4OAP
>
>
>
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