On a round the world excursion...something I've been planning on doing for some time and may attempt next year....you'd have to have a lat/lon fence routine...
wb8elk@...
Dec 1, 2005 3:26 pm
1843
This link has some valuable info about long duration flights as well as the visibility of a balloon at altitude....this was written by Vin Lally whose papers...
wb8elk@...
Dec 1, 2005 3:46 pm
1844
I also have a copy of Lally's paper about RACOON balloons (long-ish duration zero pressure) around here somewhere... I'll post it to the web when I have time....
Forwarded FYI. 73 de Mike W5VSI ... Subject: [Ballooning] 20 meter beacon for long duration balloons Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:34:39 -0000 From: "Steve Usary"...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Dec 1, 2005 8:40 pm
1847
IIRC that's the top of controlled airspace, so maybe that's their measure. I'd always heard NS was around 100K+. ...
... while. ... FWIW When I was at the X Prize Cup in Las Cruces, an official of the state of New Mexico informed me that 'space' is now legally defined as...
Well, in the US anyway, the FAA's jurisdiction tops out at FL600 (60K' pressure altitude). If "99%" means anything, then 100K', with its ambient baro pressure...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Dec 2, 2005 1:56 am
1850
Ummm...... I do know that for the FAI, space begins at 100 km. I wonder how many other standards we can find. Paul ... while. ... FWIW When I was at the X...
We are a little in our announcement, but here it is anyway. We currently have a flight underway that can be tracked with the call sign kb9qls. Will Holmes ...
Quite a few: http://www.slate.com/id/2107381/ 80 km, 100 km, 600 km, take your pick. Even the FAI Secretary General called the 100 km choice "fairly...
Will, I note your GPS locked up at 91kft ascending. I hope you have recovered your payload AOK. TNX es 73 de Ralph Wallio, W0RPK W0RPK@... ...
Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
W0RPK@...
Dec 2, 2005 11:36 pm
1854
We recovered it ok the 900Mhz system did not have the same problem. Burst 92,500 Ft. Jeff Dailey ... http://us.click.yahoo.com/u8TY5A/tzNLAA/yQLSAA/ELTolB/TM ...
Re Steve's 20m PSK31 beacon. 73 de Mike W5VSI, EOSS ... Subject: [KNSP] Re: Light weight 20 meter beacon for long duration ballooning Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Dec 5, 2005 2:42 am
1856
Imagine how kewl it woulda been to have had a marine T&R team on site near the forecast landing site during the descent phase! Would they use a fish net in...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Dec 5, 2005 3:47 am
1857
Check out Oscar's web site in his first paragraph. Neat maps and geosat photos! 73 de Mike W5VSI, EOSS ... Subject: Re: Balloon Flight Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Dec 5, 2005 4:05 am
1858
Edge of Space Sciences, Inc. has been flying for 15 years and we just launched and recovered our 100th flight last month. As webmaster of EOSS, I've become a...
... US Airforce used 50 nautical miles for astronaut wings criteria, a la X-15. I've also heard the armstrong line ~45k feet defined as 'space'. Rationale...
I can support the Armstrong line as being the boundary for space. The air pressure is low enough there that your blood will boil if you're unprotected. But,...
Didn't Zack have a similar situation this year at GPSL 2005? ;-) Rog - KCOMWM ... From: GPSL@yahoogroups.com [mailto:GPSL@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of PAUL...
I'm not sure where I read it but I seem to remember "75,000 to 325,000 ft" That's what I've been using for classes and public speaking. Troy PAUL VERHAGE...
I've found two government definitions. Look on page 9... http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/cadre/ari_2005-01.pdf and here for another definition... ...
UTARC sent up on Saturday a small 20m 1-watt CW transmitter to test out their HF circuit before their big flight next weekend....I estimate it landed just east...
wb8elk@...
Dec 11, 2005 3:14 am
1868
Hi Bill, It is 1740z 121105 and I am hearing CW on 14.328 in Tulsa, but very weak and un-copyable. I only managed to copy an A and a B. I'm using a TS-130S, ...
I have a QQRP CW beacon on 28.635 +/-. It will run for a couple days. QSL reports are appreciated. 73 Harry ... Harry - KC5TRB - Tulsa Oklahoma Research...
The Sun went down and the balloon stopped ascending and has now leveled off at 61,700 feet and appears to be happy there for the time being....it will probably...
wb8elk@...
Dec 17, 2005 11:37 pm
1871
60k has always been a magical number for "floaters", I assume because of the whole concept of controlled vs. uncontrolled airspace. Being exempt and all, is...
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