UPDATE: KM6BWB-10 returned to California today after a big loop into Mexico and out into the Pacific near Baja. Still flying high !!! - Bill WB8ELK

Hi Mark...it is floating with the currents. - Bill WB8ELK

Is this a floating with the currents type buoy or is it anchored? -- Mark Garrett Tri States Public Radio WIUM Macomb, IL WIUW Warsaw, IL WVKC Galesburg, IL K292GR Burlington, IA Office (309)

KQ6RS and students have developed a WSPR buoy using a Skytracker WSPR board attached to 6 months worth of batteries and a loaded whip antenna. It was just deployed by a research boat about 380 miles

Out of the 10 Pico Balloons that were launched last Saturday for GPSL (2 on Sunday), one is currently being received as it flies over Bulgaria (KC7VQR-11) and two more may still be flying but out of

I am listening to a websdr.org remote SDR radio near northern Greece. I use Direwolf and VB-Audio to loop audio from the websdr radio to the Direwolf program to act as an i-Gate even though the

I posted my drone camera's view of my launch on YouTube. Here's the link, https://youtu.be/LGexvt6NPXM -- Dr. L. Paul Verhage Near Space Evangelist

Hi Doesn't look like VA5BNC-15 is going make another miraculous recovery today.  Not surprising as the surface winds at touch down were in the 30 km/h range. Looks like the nearest APRS stations

Hi :) I used to work in the space sci dept at cornell and i still follow space info and i saw this and thought i would share :) Is there anything that shows that these sun events affect anything with

More like in a swamp in SC :-) My prediction shows it has likely landed about 2 km NW of the last APRS position at 33.3816 / -80.9417 in a clearing near Cooper Swamp just south of Orangeburg, SC. If

Quarantine will likely be 14 days at the top of a tree or Atlantic ocean.  ;-)

Bruce, How does a hot air balloon stay afloat with a non sealed envelope? If your envelope has a hole towards the bottom of the envelope, it is possible that some of the lift gas escaped. Any gas

I'm perplexed how it can maintain a float if my theory of a small leak is true. I'd expect thst the overpressure at float would cause it slowly lose more lift and it would slowly settle out of the

Just keep it away from Virginia, IL. -- Mark Garrett Tri States Public Radio WIUM Macomb, IL WIUW Warsaw, IL WVKC Galesburg, IL K292GR Burlington, IA Office (309) 298-1104 Cell (309)

I'm very interested to see the altitude profile today.

Wow....It took off again !! It Must've needed to get some sleep last night :-) I will alert the potential GA recovery folks to regroup. - Bill WB8ELK

It looks like it's airborne again??? Climbing at 100 or so fpm, travelling east at 15-17 km/h.  The solar cells are charging. That's one stubborn balloon.

Thanks Hank Sounds like a nice place. I'm sure my balloon wil be happy there. ;-) Bruce

Thanks Bill It seems like a lot of work for 50 grams of mylar and pc board but if I could see a photo of it that would be amazing. If the solar panel survived, which is unlikely, it will return to

Thanks Bill It seems like a lot of work for 50 grams of mylar and pc board but if I could see a photo of it that would be amazing. If the solar panel survived, which is unlikely, it will return to