GPSL 2012 attendees, Here's my first cut at the agenda for Friday. I hope I've got everyone in who I told we had time for. If you have a talk and are not on...
Can someone bring equipment with them to provide live streaming to either WebEx, UStream, or something like that? I'll set up a pocket camcorder to record for...
Twitter is basically a way to broadcast text messages to a group. You don't need a smartphone, any phone with text capability will work for *receiving*...
GPSL attendees, I just spoke with the Arbor Hall staff this morning and they will need pretty firm head counts by Tuesday of GPSL week (5th). There will be ...
Yep...cool...except the InReach won't work well for ballooning. Altitude limits at 29,028 feet (height of Mt. Everest was the answer why)....Course and speed...
Due to a bad landing site prediction (downtown Dayton)....We've decided to delay the Hamvention balloon launch until 1 pm EDT on Saturday. If the predictions...
Flight 281 will also have the 6 meter Multimode Tracking onboard. MULTIMODE: 52.525 FM / USB DominoEX16, RTTY110, KC9QCD Flight #: 281 Flight ID:Â MHSAP2012 ...
GPSL balloon fliers, I talked with Linweld/Matheson this afternoon to finalize the delivery of the cylinders. The hydrogen cylinders being provided are "H"...
Hi everyone SABRE-15 is set to take to the skies tomorrow morning at 08:00 local (1400 UTC). This is our first flight of 2012 and the first one since the...
We'll be flying VE5AA-11 and VE5AA-12 73, Bruce ... We'll be flying VE5AA-11 and VE5AA-12 73, Bruce On 18/05/2012 5:22 PM, HarryM wrote:  Bruce, what’s the...
Payment will be at the door Friday morning, and is $40 for all three meals, $25 for breakfast/lunch only, and $16 for dinner only. Cash or check only, we...
18% price hike for H2, already! Need He? Don't even ask. BTW, Praxair failed in its hostile takeover of EOSS's supplier, AirGas last year. AirGas still...
Well, He can be recovered from raw natural gas rather than simply being vented off. But this requires cryogenic distillation, an expensive process unless the...
This morning I met with the Arbor Hall staff to finalize some details for the Friday hall setup and meals. Because our attendance this year is running behind...
Well, that was interesting. We under filled so the flight was longer than expected. Good thing because it got us past some pretty big lakes. Our up looking...
A bit off topic, but the android advertisement video (an advertisement for the next Aliens movie) is a fun one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOOJl5lWNfM -- ...
http://www.omaha.com/article/20120522/MONEY/705229946 The problems began when the federal government enacted a cost-cutting law in 1996 and began selling off...
The principal and superintendent at Mead HS e-mailed me today that he's hoping the winds are such that we have to use his school instead of the museum for the...
Hi Todd, Suggest you post your flight announcement on www.arhab.org to get the word out to the whole ARHAB community. A couple of items you should include in...
NearSys has launched night flights several times. We put the brightest strobes we would find on the balloon. I have some pictures from those flights on my...
The BASE night flights have used the Lightman bicycle strobe lights. Â They performed flawlessly, no interference on the communications link and long lasting...
Pretty good story about how we got to where we are with Helium. Plus a video of the Hindenburg disaster (never mind that the airship's skin contained nitro...
GPSL attendees, Below is what I have for the expected attendance from each group. I appreciate the regular updates that people have given me regarding the ...
