Do we know if the balloon is still balloon-ing? One of the non-hams I showed it to just texted me and it does say the altitude is zero ☹ Maybe the Bermuda Triangle, hope not…
Craig / K8CPC From: walt...@k5wh.net <walt...@k5wh.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 3:51 PM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' <bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: Craig Coussens <cra...@qbmax.com> Subject: RE: [BVARC] Field Day Balloon is now over Georgia, the state not the Country The wind patterns are extremely strange right now. 😊 We launched another package earlier this morning, and it danced circles all over NW Houston today. Walter/K5WH From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org>> On Behalf Of Craig Coussens via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 12:56 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> Cc: Craig Coussens <cra...@qbmax.com<mailto:cra...@qbmax.com>>; Walter Holmes K5WH <walt...@k5wh.net<mailto:walt...@k5wh.net>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Field Day Balloon is now over Georgia, the state not the Country This is indeed VERY cool! I’m assuming that there is a high pressure over the state that caused it to fly in that circle pattern… Or maybe it’s under control of a sinister genius 😊 Craig Coussens IT Services & Support - cra...@qbmax.com<mailto:cra...@qbmax.com> qbMax Network & Computer Support IT Security Azure Cloud Migration & Support Database Services Development e: i...@qbmax.com<mailto:i...@qbmax.com> w: https://www.qbmax.com p: Katy/Houston: 832.295.0804 p: Austin: 512.535.6627 From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org>> On Behalf Of Walter Holmes K5WH via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 11:29 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> Cc: Walter Holmes K5WH <walt...@k5wh.net<mailto:walt...@k5wh.net>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Field Day Balloon is now over Georgia, the state not the Country Don't pay too much attention to the altitude as it takes a few solid packets to create the accurate altitude. It's still over 49k right now. Working well. Walter, K5WH On Jun 27, 2023 9:24 AM, Eddie Runner via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: check it yourself, http://www.aprs.fi call sign k5wh-117 its gone almost in a huge circle it has dropped to 12000 ft though Eddie
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