I propose that we keep the same contests for 2006....any other category possibilities that you can think of? One possibility that comes to mind is a "Lindy"...
wb8elk@...
Jan 1, 2006 7:51 pm
1926
It was recover yeasterday (December 31st) around 5 PM local New Mexico time. Here is a note from Jack, W7JLC: We were still getting reports back from it...
http://www.noaa.inel.gov/Capabilities/smartballoon/ With funding from the U.S. Weather Research Program (USWRP), NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, Field Research...
Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
W0RPK@...
Jan 2, 2006 4:24 pm
1928
This is an interesting concept of using compressed air as ballast. It requires a firm shell for pressurization. Their initial concept used ordinary weather...
Hi, This is the scheme used in the NOAA GAINS project that EOSS has test- flown a few times. The hard part is compressing the air with a pump that doesn't...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Jan 4, 2006 11:08 am
1930
Hi everyone, THe following announcement was made to some of the high power rocket groups, thought I'd forward it to this group to see if there's any interest....
Greg, I think for this audience especially you need to specify output power. Hank ... __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to...
This isn't new really, We (Near Space Sciences)played with it maybe close to ten years ago. With limited success. Or possibly a total success, we honestly do...
That, plus operation in ambient temperatures down to -80C and GPS funtionality to over 120,000 ft MSL (preferably to at least 40 km elevation in $GPGGA word. ...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Jan 5, 2006 7:00 pm
1935
Some very interesting history of air ballasted balloons - the Earthwinds project - is included in "Just Winds", Bill Armstrong Jr.'s book primarily about the...
... Mike, I almost made a short list that would have included low temp. operation, but just stuck with the power output. Greg, I think Mike's questions are...
Good points, all of them. I'll see what kind of specs I can dig up on temperature, as well as do some actual testing in the deep-freeze. From the feedback...
Engineering students here were able to get a commercial freezer down to -38F by bypassing the thermostat. Adding insulation would probably help too. Avoid...
It's pretty simple to maintain a min internal temp of -10C if there's a few watts of power dissipation inside and the package includes even modest thermal...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Jan 5, 2006 10:31 pm
1940
I agree, if the flight's just a day or so. But for longer flights, ballast is like fuel - when you run out, the end is near. But air is always there for the...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Jan 5, 2006 11:15 pm
1941
Hi Greg, I think your price point is quite reasonable. I understand that making quality products designed for hams is a challenge as the market is fairly small...
Forwarded email, on HABITAT SkyLab balloon launch Sunday 1/8/6: I got my BigRedBee "Beeline" GPS back today with the latest firmware and it is ready for it's...
We (Nick) will be flying one tomorrow. From Nick email to our group: "I got my BigRedBee "Beeline" GPS back today with the latest firmware and it is ready for...
Don, All of this was over a line-of-sight path distance of ~180mi (181.78mi when at 35kft). 144.34 APRS data was copied from 15k on up via an omni-directional...
Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
W0RPK@...
Jan 8, 2006 7:26 pm
1945
Thanks for the report Ralph. I just got the truck unloaded and walked in the door to check email. Got some other reports. All in all another successful flight,...
... As you could tell I didn't fly the Text-To-Speech board on the RINO as I had hoped. It will be more of a priority for me on the next flight. It should...
http://home.earthlink.net/~solar-flight/ The seller quoted a price of $295 for qty 1, discounts for more than that are available. Details at the URL above. 73...
Hi Ralph, EOSS-102 is back on as EOSS-102, now resked for 8/9 April out of Windsor CO. APRs TBD-11 on 144.34, DF/cutter on 147.555 and ATV on 426.25. Balloon...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Jan 14, 2006 6:29 am
1951
A few additional 2005 Contest entries were received before our 15Jan06 deadline. Our 2005 Contest is now closed. Distribution of prizes is now in the capable...
Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
W0RPK@...
Jan 18, 2006 1:53 pm
1952
I'll need a name and address for the awards. Who is my POC for HABET? WB8ELK, what addresses do you want me to use? You get two subscriptions, so please pick...
Is anyone in the western half of the US planning to launch a balloon from 26 Mar to 1 Apr? That's my Spring Break. I usually travel and would like to do a ...
NSTAR is tentatively planning to fly from the 2006 Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium in Lincoln NE on Saturday, April 1. - Mark ... From: "PAUL VERHAGE"...
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