Round-world APRS balloons still flying!

[Robert Bruninga]

As of today those 3 APRS balloons launched in the UK are still flying after
more than 3 weeks!

Amazing.. One of them over alaska has gone round the world more than 1.5
times, the other two are over Japan and approaching 1.5 orbits.



http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=2&call=a%2FM0XER-3%2Ca%2FM0XER-4%2Ca%2FM0XER-6%2Ca%2FM0XER-15&timerange=604800&tail=604800



Bob, WB4APR

[Tyler Griffiths]

I'm amazed more of the Ham web sites have not picked up on this. Especially
ARRL/QST!

Tyler Griffiths
N7UWX

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Post by Robert Bruninga
As of today those 3 APRS balloons launched in the UK are still flying
after more than 3 weeks!
Amazing.. One of them over alaska has gone round the world more than 1.5
times, the other two are over Japan and approaching 1.5 orbits.
http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=2&call=a%2FM0XER-3%2Ca%2FM0XER-4%2Ca%2FM0XER-6%2Ca%2FM0XER-15&timerange=604800&tail=604800
Bob, WB4APR
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[AD4BL]

We were tracking M0XER-4 here in Alaska. It flew about 200 miles west of us here in Fairbanks. Hitting the Fox Digi with 10 milliwats!

Sent from AD4BL SEC Alaska

I'm amazed more of the Ham web sites have not picked up on this. Especially ARRL/QST!
Tyler Griffiths
N7UWX
http://map.findu.com/n7uwx-12

As of today those 3 APRS balloons launched in the UK are still flying after more than 3 weeks!
Amazing.. One of them over alaska has gone round the world more than 1.5 times, the other two are over Japan and approaching 1.5 orbits.
http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=2&call=a%2FM0XER-3%2Ca%2FM0XER-4%2Ca%2FM0XER-6%2Ca%2FM0XER-15&timerange=604800&tail=604800
Bob, WB4APR
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[Steve Noskowicz]

 
I've been grabbing screen shots of them every so often, for a slide show.
-3, -4 and -6
 
73, Steve, K9DCI 


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From: AD4BL <ad4bl-1srLxb0qcfWsTnJN9+***@public.gmane.org>
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Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 3:17 PM
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We were tracking M0XER-4 here in Alaska. It flew about 200 miles west of us here in Fairbanks. Hitting the Fox Digi with 10 milliwats!  

Sent from AD4BL SEC Alaska




On Aug 15, 2014, at 11:58 AM, Tyler Griffiths <n7uwx-***@public.gmane.org> wrote:


I'm amazed more of the Ham web sites have not picked up on this. Especially ARRL/QST!

Post by Tyler Griffiths
Tyler Griffiths
N7UWX
http://map.findu.com/n7uwx-12
As of today those 3 APRS balloons launched in the UK are still flying after more than 3 weeks!

Amazing..  One of them over alaska has gone round the world more than 1.5 times, the other two are over Japan and approaching 1.5 orbits.
 
http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=2&call=a%2FM0XER-3%2Ca%2FM0XER-4%2Ca%2FM0XER-6%2Ca%2FM0XER-15&timerange=604800&tail=604800
 
Bob, WB4APR
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[Ed Lizard Rosen]

-6 now over Yukon.

Post by Steve Noskowicz
I've been grabbing screen shots of them every so often, for a slide show.
-3, -4 and -6
73, Steve, K9DCI
*Sent:* Friday, August 15, 2014 3:17 PM
*Subject:* Re: [aprssig] Round-world APRS balloons still flying!
We were tracking M0XER-4 here in Alaska. It flew about 200 miles west
of us here in Fairbanks. Hitting the Fox Digi with 10 milliwats!
Sent from AD4BL SEC Alaska

I'm amazed more of the Ham web sites have not picked up on this. Especially ARRL/QST!
Tyler Griffiths
N7UWX
http://map.findu.com/n7uwx-12
As of today those 3 APRS balloons launched in the UK are still
flying after more than 3 weeks!
Amazing.. One of them over alaska has gone round the world more
than 1.5 times, the other two are over Japan and approaching 1.5
orbits.
http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=2&call=a%2FM0XER-3%2Ca%2FM0XER-4%2Ca%2FM0XER-6%2Ca%2FM0XER-15&timerange=604800&tail=604800
<http://aprs.fi/#%21mt=roadmap&z=2&call=a%2FM0XER-3%2Ca%2FM0XER-4%2Ca%2FM0XER-6%2Ca%2FM0XER-15&timerange=604800&tail=604800>
Bob, WB4APR
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[Stephen H. Smith]

Post by Ed Lizard Rosen
-6 now over Yukon.

Post by Steve Noskowicz
I've been grabbing screen shots of them every so often, for a slide show.
-3, -4 and -6
73, Steve, K9DCI
*Sent:* Friday, August 15, 2014 3:17 PM
*Subject:* Re: [aprssig] Round-world APRS balloons still flying!
We were tracking M0XER-4 here in Alaska. It flew about 200 miles west of us
here in Fairbanks. Hitting the Fox Digi with 10 milliwats!
Sent from AD4BL SEC Alaska

Does anyone know anything about the balloon type, payload design, etc for these
flights?

[John Wiseman]

http://leobodnar.com/balloons/B-66/index.html

73, John G8BPQ

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Of Stephen H. Smith
Sent: 17 August 2014 18:24
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Post by Ed Lizard Rosen
-6 now over Yukon.

Post by Steve Noskowicz
I've been grabbing screen shots of them every so often, for a slide show.
-3, -4 and -6
73, Steve, K9DCI
*Sent:* Friday, August 15, 2014 3:17 PM
*Subject:* Re: [aprssig] Round-world APRS balloons still flying!
We were tracking M0XER-4 here in Alaska. It flew about 200 miles west of us
here in Fairbanks. Hitting the Fox Digi with 10 milliwats!
Sent from AD4BL SEC Alaska

Does anyone know anything about the balloon type, payload design, etc for
these
flights?

[Steve Noskowicz]

 
As of this email  19:40  2014-08-17.  Times from aprs.fi  CDT (Chicago time  UTC-5)
 
B-63, or M0XER-3 on APRS. Was last heard from just south of Seoul S. Korea at 2014-08-10 03:05:15
  http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=9&call=a%2FM0XER-3&timerange=604800&tail=604800  Launched 8th July.
 
B-64, or M0XER-4 on APRS. Was last heardf from in Central Alaska:
  http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=4&call=a%2FM0XER-4&timerange=604800&tail=604800   14-08-15 06:20:19 Launched 12th July.
  Last heard 2014-08-15 06:20:19
 
B-66, or M0XER-6 on APRS.  Finally re-appeared over the southern Yukon today, Sunday:
   http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=9&call=a%2FM0XER-6&timerange=604800&tail=604800   2014-08-17 10:33:51
And last heard 2014-08-17 14:06:30
However it didn't appear to be near the limit of radio range of VY1RM-1 in Whitehourse.  It should have been in radio range for another 200-250 miles or so.  Launched 19th July.
 
These reminds me of the Kingston Trio song he MTA.. "DId he ever return, no he never returned..."
 
73, Steve, K9DCI

From: John Wiseman <***@cantab.net>
To: 'TAPR APRS Mailing List' <aprssig-***@public.gmane.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [aprssig] Round-world APRS balloons still flying!


http://leobodnar.com/balloons/B-66/index.html

73, John G8BPQ

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Subject: Re: [aprssig] Round-world APRS balloons still flying!

Post by Ed Lizard Rosen
-6 now over Yukon.

Post by Steve Noskowicz
I've been grabbing screen shots of them every so often, for a slide show.
-3, -4 and -6
73, Steve, K9DCI
*Sent:* Friday, August 15, 2014 3:17 PM
*Subject:* Re: [aprssig] Round-world APRS balloons still flying!
We were tracking M0XER-4 here in Alaska. It flew about 200 miles west of us
here in Fairbanks. Hitting the Fox Digi with 10 milliwats!
Sent from AD4BL SEC Alaska

Does anyone know anything about the balloon type, payload design, etc for
these
flights?

[Ian_Wade_G3NRW]

Very interesting Bob, but I'm a little doubtful about the temperatures.
Looking at aprs.fi just now (12:20 UTC):
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
M0XER-3 over South Korea is at almost 42000 feet, yet the temperature
registers as 10.700C.

M0XER-4 over Alaska is at almost 40000 feet, and the temperature seems
more reasonable at -41.000C. But *exactly* .000C? Hmmm.

M0XER-6 over NW Canada is at almost 44000 feet, where the temperate is
reported at 19.500C.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Did I miss something obvious here?
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73
Ian, G3NRW

Post by Robert Bruninga
As of today those 3 APRS balloons launched in the UK are still flying after
more than 3 weeks!
Amazing.. One of them over alaska has gone round the world more than 1.5
times, the other two are over Japan and approaching 1.5 orbits.
http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=2&call=a%2FM0XER-3%2Ca%2FM0XER-4%2Ca%2FM0XER-6%2Ca%2FM0XER-15&timerange=604800&tail=604800
Bob, WB4APR