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by K9RFZ on August 13, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
I know repeaters on balloons are not considered satellites, but when the balloon rises to 80,000 feet before a controlled descent, you can work it like a very very LEO satellite. I received this info about an upcoming launch and thought many of the Eham satellite folks in the midwest might be interested. Chide me if this is considered off topic. Joseph, K9RFZ ***************************** Taylor University will be launching from Fishers Indiana as part of the 150th anniversary of air mail. The first airmail flight was in 1859 by John Wise in his jupiter balloon check out the site below for info. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/object-aug06.html We will be launching from the grounds at Conner Prairie, since this is a outreach flight the APRS and the crossband repeater will be onboard. Flight #: 202 Flight ID: CP001 Date: 8-15-2009 Time: 3:00PM EST APRS: 144.390 KB9ZNZ-1 CROSSBAND: Uplink: 144.36 Downlink: 446.025 FM voice repeater Thank you Jeffrey F. Dailey Center for Research & Innovation Research Engineer Taylor University 236 W. Reade Ave. Upland, IN 46989 (765) 998-4365 Fax (765) 998-4396

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by KB1GTX on August 20, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Any more info on the setup? Radios,antenna, power supplies? N1rca just launched a balloon in N.H. we made 96000 feet..

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by KB1GTX on August 20, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Links http://www.eham.net/forums/APRS/2251

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by KB1GTX on August 20, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
http://aprs.fi/?call=N1RCA-11&dt=1248652800&mt=m&z=10&timerange=3600

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