Forwarded from Larry K5PHD: ============================= AMATEUR RADIO GROUP TO FLY BALLOON FLIGHT FROM HILLSBORO TEXAS AIRPORT The next mission number 17,...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Aug 31, 2009 2:21 am
NSTAR Flight 09-D is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5th, at 0800 CDT (1300 UTC). Launch site most likely will be the high school in Treynor, IA given the...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Sep 1, 2009 9:18 pm
We are still pressing forward with Saturday's flight. The upper-level winds will be very light and variable in direction. The track forecast has shown...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Sep 2, 2009 4:35 pm
The forecast track is now for a landing to the southwest about 20 miles. If this holds, we'll choose a site near Fremont instead. This would put the landing...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Sep 4, 2009 3:32 am
Weather continues to look good for Saturday morning. The forecasts are beginning to settle down a little, but still have more uncertainty than usual. Today's...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Sep 4, 2009 9:08 pm
Weather tomorrow still looks good for us, with surface winds from the east at 3-5 mph and partly cloudy skies. Temps should be in the mid 50s at launch and...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Sep 5, 2009 5:03 pm
Landing was south of Syracuse in a line of trees about 30 ft up. We were able to snag the lowest payload and pull the rest out of the tree. The balloon is...
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Hank Riley
n1ltv
Sep 6, 2009 1:58 am
Hi Mark, Nice that your tree landing was not too much of an challenge to overcome to bring the payload home Could you mention a little about the circumstances...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Sep 6, 2009 2:54 am
Launch was at 0823 CDT this morning. Quite a bit of fog around but it broke over the launch site well enough to see the initial ascent. Our fill was a bit...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Sep 18, 2009 1:02 am
This was a chance photo captured by our payload camera during our last launch. If I think of it, I start the payload camera on its timed sequence before we...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Oct 8, 2009 6:12 pm
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370271664154 While not explicit on the label, it has the code "J352-4" on it, which through a Google search...
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Mike Manes
w5vsi2002
Oct 10, 2009 12:56 am
A 600g Totex can make 90K' at 1000 fpm with up to 2 lb hanging off the neck. That's a typical parachute and a APRS beacon and not much more. 73 de Mike W5VSI ...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Nov 2, 2009 3:32 am
A rather interesting contest. First prize is $40,000. 73 de Mark N9XTN http://networkchallenge.darpa.mil/ To mark the 40th anniversary of the Internet, DARPA ...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Feb 4, 2010 9:16 pm
I've found a new snag in my VHS-C video capture project. It appears that several of my tapes have segments where the sync signal is so messed up the capture...
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HarryM
harrymue
Feb 4, 2010 9:56 pm
Hi Mark, Could you not record several segments, eliminating the bad areas, then splicing the segments together digitally in the software? 73 Harry KC5TRB...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Feb 4, 2010 11:34 pm
Harry, Yes, however, on at least one tape the chaos after burst won't capture for a couple of minutes due to the glitches. I have a couple of other tapes...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1WwhEuk_N8 Here's a quick one I threw together this afternoon. This was a launch at the severe weather symposium in Lincoln in...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Feb 24, 2010 9:55 pm
NSTAR will have its first flight of the year at the Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium (http://cpsws.unl.edu) from Hardin Hall (33rd and Holdrege St,...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Mar 17, 2010 9:45 pm
Our next flight is a week from Saturday at the Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium in Lincoln - see http://cpsws.unl.edu for more details. Launch time is...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Mar 20, 2010 6:52 pm
The forecasts are now becoming a little more of a concern for next weekend. This morning's forecast for next Saturday indicates light to moderate rain...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Mar 20, 2010 7:14 pm
The Kodak Zi6 that will be used on next week's flight passed the RFI test on the Garmin GPS-35 - no detectable desense was noted. Also, the Zi6 was hammered...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Mar 22, 2010 2:45 pm
Getting less optimistic for the coming weekend. About half of the forecasts are bringing the rain to Lincoln by Saturday morning, but have good track...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Mar 24, 2010 12:24 am
The image below shows the surface map for Saturday morning - this pretty much tells the tale. I think the only chance we have is if the low in Kansas ends up...
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Mike Manes
w5vsi2002
Mar 24, 2010 1:48 am
Not sure if the blizzard that's raging as we speak here in the Denver area will lose some oomph before it gets to you, but it's the worst to hit us so far this...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Mar 24, 2010 8:10 pm
We're increasingly looking like we're hosed for a Saturday launch. In addition to the problems with rain and surface winds, the forecast tracks are now...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Mar 25, 2010 6:15 pm
Not much change from yesterday. Below is the computed landing forecast based on this morning's model run. While the Springfield area itself isn't too bad...
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Mark Conner
n9xtn
Mar 26, 2010 3:58 pm
Due to the forecast of rain tomorrow morning and a predicted landing in the Omaha metro, the NSTAR balloon flight at the Central Plains Severe Weather ...
