Nebraska Stratospheric Amateur Radio Flight 11-D is currently scheduled for Saturday, November 12th at 0800 CST (1400 UTC). Launch site is currently set for...
Little change to the forecast. Saturday still looks clear to partly cloudy, with morning temps about 35 and winds from the south at 8-10 mph. Temps will rise...
Still on track for Saturday. There is some indication a strong inversion will set up, making the morning lows in the 25-28 range but causing the winds to drop...
Helium was picked up this afternoon. Everything is charged, tested, and ready for tomorrow. Forecast for tomorrow is south winds at 5 mph at launch, with a...
We had to drop the NSTAR payload and one NearSys payload because we were about 20% short on the helium tank I picked up from Linweld. Sorry, no SSTV today....
After a difficult walk and snagging the payloads out of the trees, we're finally headed home. Probably the toughest recovery I've participated in to date....
https://picasaweb.google.com/111334632256807627139/NearSysFlight12Nov2011 Unfortunately the single onboard camera did not record any video, and the other...
Those of you in northeast Kansas, northern Missouri, and southern Iowa may want to keep an eye on K6RPT-11. It's now near Garden City, KS but it moving ENE at...
FYI - this is near Phillipsburg KS. If it continues to float at that altitude it won't go far - anyone there who might be interested in chasing? - Mark ... ...
In general, they will continue to track east to ENE from their current locations. The winds at 100-120 kft are pretty uniform from the west or WSW. If NG0X-2...
http://aprs.fi/?call=K6RPT-11&mt=roadmap&z=4&timerange=172800&_s=ss_call K6RPT-11 just went feet wet north of Atlantic City NJ after being launched from San...
This is very awesome Mark! Well Done!! I assume the latest most recent is the image with the highest number? Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle...
The files are listed by forecast hour - higher numbers are farther into the future. The *.240.png files are valid 240 hours (10 days) in the future. The valid...
GPSL 2012 attendees, Here is some additional information on venues and events for this year's Super Launch. The GPSL 2012 e-mail list I set up last fall is...
NWS is saying some chance of thunderstorms for Friday night, but they should be isolated at best. Surface winds should be light from the south or southeast at...
Our track forecasts are stabilizing a bit, with most of them indicating a landing south of Tecumseh. Surface winds should be light from the southeast to...
The forecasts for Saturday have changed a little, with the low-level winds turning more southeast and increasing. Surface winds may be more like 10-12 mph but...
The landing position has extended even farther to the south and east. If we hit our nominal 1000 ft/min ascent rate, our landing will be between Seneca and...
Forgot to attach this earlier - this is our current forecast for tomorrow's flight if we hit 1000 ft/min ascent. Overfilling the balloon will shorten the blue...
It is somewhat cloudy this morning, but no rain indicated on radar and it should be clearing by 10am. Winds in Lincoln are south at 5 mph now, but expected to...
Landing was in an open field east of Pawnee City KS. Pretty clean landing, though whip antenna appeared to have broken off at landing. The still camera only...
This year's Great Plains Super Launch will be held in Omaha on June 7-10. The GPSL is an annual gathering of amateur radio high-altitude ballooning enthusiasts...
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...
