It made it across the Atlantic! First packets being heard in the AZORES and automatically injected into the APRS-IS system:
See plot: http://aprs.fi/?call=k6rpt-11 Now we need hams in Morrocco to tune from their normal APRS channel to 144.39 for continued automatic ARPS internet tracking! Or send raw packets to me and I will integrate them if I can... In the “show-last” dialog box, enter 2 days to see its track all the way back to launch in Calif! Bob, Wb4APR Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AZORES -- Get Set To Monitor K6RPT-11 APRS Balloon! > If no local hams speak, there is an USAF airfield at Lajes > (or there it was a few years ago). Maybe you can find > someone there with a 2m capable receiver willing to record a long .Wav file... ----- Reply message ----- De: "Bob Bruninga" <bruni...@usna.edu> Para: <amsat-bb@amsat.org> Asunto: [amsat-bb] AZORES -- Get Set To Monitor K6RPT-11 APRS Balloon! Fecha: mar., dic. 13, 2011 18:51 Subject: Re: [aprssig] ATTN: European Hams -- Get Set To Monitor K6RPT-11 APRS Balloon! Well, if -11 is still airborne, operational, and headed in the same direction - and if anybody in the Azores is listening, it ought to be in range soon. Its on 144.39 MHz, AX.25 1200 baud packet > To see a complete picture of K6RPT-11's flight across the United > States (APRS-wise, at least), check out > > http://tinyurl.com/7wuhcb3 > > Last received packet at 08:42 UTC on 2011-12-13 put it 400 miles off > the East coast of the United States, moving east at 150 miles per hour > at 109,000 feet. > > Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32 > > On 12/12/2011 10:25 PM, Stephen H. Smith wrote: >> The K6RPT balloons launched from California late Sunday afternoon >> local time (about 0100 UTC Monday) have far exceeded expectations. >> K6RPT-12 landed Monday afternoon near Indianapolis, Indiana. >> >> K6RPT-11 survived the day's UV exposure and is still flying as of >> 22:30 EST (03:30 UTC). It's currrently over the state of Maryland >> about 50 miles (80 KM) north of Washington, D.C moving at 145 MPH >> (230 KM/h). This balloon is going to be out over the Atlantic >> within the next hour if all goes well. There is now a real >> possibility that it may get into radio range of the UK or continental >> Europe sometime Tuesday morning UTC. >> >> The problem is that it is transmitting on the North American APRS >> frequency of 144.39 MHz. Could some Euro receive/igate stations >> temporarily retune their RX to 144.39 until midday UTC Tuesday? >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >> >> -- >> >> Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com >> Skype: WA8LMF >> Home Page: http://wa8lmf.net >> >> ***** NEW Precision Mapping 9 For UIview Released! ***** >> http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/PMap9_Notes.htm >> >> >> Vista & Win7 Install Issues for UI-View and Precision Mapping >> http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/UIview_Notes.htm#VistaWin7 >> >> HF APRS over PSK63 >> http://wa8lmf.net/APRS_PSK63/index.htm >> >> "APRS 101" Explanation of APRS Path Selection & Digipeating >> http://wa8lmf.net/DigiPaths >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> aprssig mailing list >> aprs...@tapr.org >> https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig >> > > > _______________________________________________ > aprssig mailing list > aprs...@tapr.org > https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig _______________________________________________ aprssig mailing list aprs...@tapr.org https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
