[amsat-bb] Re: FW: Transatlantic Ballon attempt on 29.498 now

Mon Mar 24 14:38:37 PST 2008

Considering the radio on the ISS is OFF and the distance is beyond the footprint, I'd say it didn't happen.
I wonder what the actual relayed packet looked like.
Doesn't seem to show on findu for OE1KEB either.

Kenneth - N5VHO

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From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org on behalf of Fred VE3FAL
Sent: Mon 3/24/2008 4:06 PM
To: bruninga at usna.edu; 'AMSAT-BB Org'
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FW: Transatlantic Ballon attempt on 29.498 now

Hello,
today 2008-03-24 at 17:03:31 UTC a station with  the call ISS  received my
bacon at 30 and upload the report via internet. I was the only station to
have a "contact" whit this "ISS". Position of ISS was GB01AB, distance 14952
km. The icon from "ISS" was also on the google map, but with the 10 M
balloon.
Has anyone some information?
Perhaps it was a joke.

73 de Karl
OE1KEB

This came from another posting on another reflector.

Fred
VE3FAL

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From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Robert Bruninga
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 9:44 AM
To: 'AMSAT-BB Org'
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: Transatlantic Ballon attempt on 29.498 now

Europeans standby for balloon!

The Ballooon was launched on Friday and should be approaching
Europe...
If anyone hears SDG-9 (sending CW telemetry) on 29.498, please
let everyone know!

Launched from Michigan Friday morning, it was very strong over
Maryland at 2035z.  We attempted to post our signal strength
plots:
http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/dfing.html

See the balloon's web page:
http://arhab.blogspot.com/

It should be arriving over Europe now...

Bob, Wb4APR

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