[South Florida DX Association] balloon test postponed 25 hours

[Pete Rimmel - Marine Chemist - N8PR]

Hello All,
The Spirit of Knoxville II Balloon flight will be delayed 25 hours,
resulting in a launch time of January 4 at 03:00 universal time, January 3
at 10:00PM Eastern Standard time.  This flight has a modest chance of making
it across the Atlantic Ocean and arriving over Europe within approximately
48 hours.


Radio Listeners - DTRC users - especially Greenland and Europe, please watch
http://dtrc.utarc.org/status.php for up to date tuning and status
information.


Launch spectators you may find detailed parking and driving directions
available here:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=10655138691275447460
8.0004400be212bace393b9&z=17&om=1
We recommend arriving at the launch site at least half hour before launch,
it will be very cold (22F / 8C), so dress quite warmly!


Watch the flight live on the web at http://www.spiritofknoxville.com


Thanks,


UTARC Experimental High Altitude Balloon Program
University of Tennessee Amateur Radio Club
Knoxville, TN




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