A couple of years ago I developed a couple of PIC based packet radio decoders that were designed to plot APRS position reports on a mapping GPS using the WPL...
I hope to be able to finally get NSTAR's first flight off during Memorial Day weekend. The weekend prior is no good for me. Flight will probably be Sunday...
I've found and fixed a minor bug in the GPS version of PIC decoder code and have uploaded the revised ASM and HEX files to my website. The bug caused it to...
Steve says the unit has been used about three times - the only marks on it is his old callsign inside the battery compartment. 73 de Mark N9XTN ... From:...
NSTAR Flight 06-A is planned for Sunday, May 28th at 0800 CDT (1300 UTC). Launch site is TBD, but most likely will be near Treynor, IA. If a longer track is...
ORB-20 was flown today to 63,831 ft and recovered. The ATV was only visible for the first few thousand feet after launch. It flickered a few times on the ...
Still on track for next Sunday's flight. Looking at the forecasts, we could have a problem with surface winds as the overall pattern indicates a warm and...
Not much change from the earlier forecasts. Winds are presently forecast to be about 10 mph from the south most of the morning, but should become gusty later...
I'm becoming less optimistic for conducting our flight Sunday. At the moment, the winds are forecasted to be from the south at 20-25 mph overnight, with gusts...
The forecasts are consistent with indicating strong surface winds for Sunday morning, with 15-25 knots forecasted at the surface and over 50 knots forecast at...
In order to further resolve some scheduling issues I have, I've decided to go ahead and cancel for the holiday weekend. This morning's forecasts for both...
ORB-20 was flown and cut-down at an altitude of 63,831 ft on Sat May 20th and recovered. The ATV was only visible for the first few thousand feet after launch....
We have decided to do some painting this weekend, so NSTAR 06-A will be postponed to Sunday, June 11 at 0800 CDT. Long-range progs indicate we'll be using...
The Grand Prairie Hotel and Convention Center called me this afternoon asking if they could release some of the rooms that they have reserved for GPSL. We...
Launch time is currently scheduled for 0800 CDT on Sunday the 11th. The weather forecast for Sunday shows a low pressure area right over eastern Nebraska, and...
The GFS model is showing increasing chances of precip for this weekend, but is not certain enough to cancel at this point. NWS is saying only 20-30% chance...
Forecast still looks OK in general. Expecting cloudy and cool conditions with some occasional light rain or drizzle for Sunday morning. Today's forecast...
Not much change in the situation. A cold front will push south of the Omaha metro and stall in northern Kansas/northwest MO on Saturday. At the moment, the...
I think we'll actually get this one away. Looks like we'll have a low overcast which should break up later in the morning. A moderate inversion should keep...
The low overcast has moved in. Surface winds are out of the northeast at 10-15 mph over the area. I have a little hope that they will decrease towards...
Winds around the area have dropped to less than 5 mph, mainly from the north. We narrowly missed the band of rain that has now set up on the IA/MO border and...
We once again have put our backup beacon down in an unknown location. We received a posit at about 3200' MSL which was a couple miles NNW of Grant, IA. With...
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Got a call today from (I think) the farmer who owns the field where we searched for the beacon on Sunday. He said he found a beer cooler with an antenna on...
Got the beacon this morning. I only had an opportunity to have a short conversation with the farmer who found it as he got a phone call while we were talking...
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