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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Lost Weather Balloon Update – May Be Near Covington
This is just a quick update about our search for BTS-1Y, a high-altitude weather balloon that launched from Carrollton, Georgia on November 6th. On the morning of the launch, we ran a prediction that used the wind data from the … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur radio, aprs, atlanta, conyers, covington, georgia, ham radio, n4bwr-11, porterdale, spacequest, weather balloon
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Reward Increased for Missing Weather Balloon Payload
We are increasing the reward to $200 for anyone who finds our weather balloon payload that went missing on November 6th. It is believed that our payload is somewhere in the area between Redan and Lithonia, although it could be … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur radio, aprs, atlanta, georgia, ham radio, lithonia, n4bwr-11, redan, spacequest, stone mountain, union city, weather balloon
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11Alive Video Interview
11Alive, based in Atlanta, came out to interview us yesterday about our balloon launches and the missing payload from our most recent launch. Here is the video. Tweet This Post
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Tagged 11alive, amateur radio, aprs, atlanta, georgia, ham radio, news, spacequest, video, weather balloon
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Poster for Missing Balloon Payload
Here is a poster we made for BTS-1Y, our high-altitude balloon payload that has been missing since November 6th. Tweet This Post
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Tagged amateur radio, aprs, atlanta, georgia, ham radio, n4bwr-11, redan, spacequest, union city, weather balloon
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Georgia, We Need Your Help!
On Sunday, November 6th at 11:54 AM EST, a high altitude weather balloon lifted off from Carrollton, Georgia. At about 1:10 PM, we lost communication with the balloon. The last coordinates showed it at 63,498 feet and 5.4 miles northwest … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur radio, aprs, georgia, ham radio, help, lost, n4bwr-11, weather balloon
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BTS-1Y Launch Day
Launch day prediction is 30 to 59 miles. Here is a list of repeaters to possibly consider, depending on the track the balloon takes. I will also add a screen shot of the predicted path at the end of this … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur radio, aprs, ham radio, n4bwr-11, spacequest, w4fwd, weather balloon, wgars
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