Less than 2 weeks and counting! Please let me know if you are planning to attend the Wednesday evening Picnic and the Thursday Tours. Genelle doesn't want to run short on BBQ and Brats and I need to

NASA is collecting names to go with their 2020 Mars Rover. Here is a link for you, https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020/

I've been updating the website with attendee and flight information. So far there's only a couple of flights listed. If you're wanting a timeslot on 144.39, it's time to get your request in as we'll

I registered today as I had planned to after Hamvention. Will be returning the WB0URW-5 along with the balloon. I did separate the Skytracker from the balloon to confirm its operation, beaconing

I will also share a flight with Mike Moody. I have a balloon for that launch. Mike, we need to get gas. Zack, did I say what balloon I would bring for our flight?

Actually what is even better, and I even have a tankful but just have not made a payload as of yet for the flight. This Gas make Hydrogen seem as safe as helium or

We are only 3 weeks away! Here is what's going on...much of this will end up on the superlaunch web page, but here is a sneak peak: 1. Pre-Registrations are running very slow. So far only 18 have

I really find it extremely hard to believe in rural farming country that someplace within 5 miles of there doesn't have any. You need to look in not what you think places.

Jerry, Awesome, thanks! We can coordinate more at the meeting on Friday :-) Mike

Mark, Yea, when I ran predictions for the previous launch, I anticipated that the Bear would drop in about the same place as the main payload. We had expected a much lower

Mike, I don't have a balloon to chase so I can probably go after the bear. Jerry Gable Balloon Flight Prediction tools http://www.s3research.com

Looks like my question got answered in later messages. If the operations are exclusively on 144.390 then possibly tailoring the parachute for a longer decent rate to get more reports might be

Video of the launch of the four pico balloons for the Dayton Hamvention balloon race launched in high winds on Saturday. W8BI-11, W8BI-12, W8BI-13 and W5KUB-3. Astronaut Doug Wheelock launched W5KUB-3

Michael: Just catching up on emails after meeting you at Hamvention. What kind of tracking device are you going with for the bear? -- Mark Garrett Tri States Public Radio WIUM Macomb, IL WIUW

Nick, The flight will have three identical trackers.  They're all APRS "Peach" trackers, originally designed by Alan Adamson, W7QO, though built by me and some Cornell students.  They're running

A nice compact little squad of four pico balloons just passed Nantucket Island. Traveling with speeds now in excess of 40 MPH. W5KUB-3 trailing those of the Dayton Amateur Radio Association's trio

Launched earlier this morning from Dayton. W5KUB also doing live streaming high quality video/audio of Dayton at W5KUB.com

Never heard of QSO. Thanks Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

I guess it's a pico balloon. Or it's a perfect floater. Consistently been doing 30 MPH. Lined up perfectly for a grand tour of Long Island. Passed right over Manhattan with laser

Mike, When you say a "tracker" can we assume that includes a GPS, APRS processor like a TinyTrack3, a transmitter of some power (we chased a 50 mw transmitter once that was a giant waste of time),