[amsat-bb] 434 MHz balloon from the UK over the plains states of the US : amateurradio

Tue Dec 20 19:29:01 UTC 2016

Just heard it on my mobile, (Im in Annapolis MD) but the radio says the
balloon is 115 mi NE (probably over NJ) No Course and Speed.

The radio was on 145.825, the ISS frequency!  At 1420 or so EST.

Call is AD6AM-13

Bob

On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 11:56 AM, W4TGA <radio.w4tga at gmail.com> wrote:

Forwarded the info to Ken in Annapolis.  He should start hearing the beacon
in the next 30 minutes.  He will advise if he hears anything.

bk

On Dec 20, 2016, at 10:23 AM, Olive, George <george at universalcogs.com>
wrote:

I miss read it.  It is ad6am-13

George Olive

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On Dec 20, 2016 10:13 AM, "Steve Garrison" <steve.n4tty at gmail.com> wrote:

Is adam6 a valid call sign?  I guess you can beacon anything you want, but
to be legal wouldn't it need to be a valid call sign?

Steve G./N4TTY

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On Dec 20, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Olive, George <george at universalcogs.com>
wrote:

The call is adam6-13 I think

George Olive

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From: "Olive, George" <george at universalcogs.com>
Date: Dec 20, 2016 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: 434 MHz balloon from the UK over the plains states of the US :
amateurradio
To: "Barry Kanne" <radio.w4tga at gmail.com>
Cc:

I think the call is adam6-13

George Olive

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On Dec 20, 2016 10:01 AM, "Olive, George" <george at universalcogs.com> wrote:

There was a link in the first or second comment that went to aprs.fi and
tracked it

George Olive

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On Dec 20, 2016 9:27 AM, "W4TGA" <radio.w4tga at gmail.com> wrote:

Would be helpful if we knew the callsign being beaconed so we could track
it on APRS.FI <http://aprs.fi/>.  Any way to find out?

bk

On Dec 20, 2016, at 7:09 AM, Steve Garrison <steve.n4tty at gmail.com> wrote:

434.610 using Contestia 16/1000 (I think).

Keep us posted if you hear it!!

Steve G./N4TTY

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On Dec 19, 2016, at 10:25 PM, Olive, George <george at universalcogs.com>
wrote:

It seems there is a high altitude British balloon over the use.  It is
currently around Nebraska coming east.

The title in this link is also a link to a map.  Also there is aprs info in
the comments.

I would guess maybe sometime tomorrow or the next day it might be in range
of GA

https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/5javjt/434_mhz_balloon_from_the_uk_over_the_plains/