Is this a floating with the currents type buoy or is it anchored?

Just keep it away from Virginia, IL.

I am the same way.

I believe so since it transmits on 144.390 and 144.340 thereabouts. There are openings in that area so possibly it made it to one of those. I know if it was close to me I would head out. Might be a ni

It is coming down. Harry, you gonna retrieve it?

Wow. Such a shock to lose Mike so soon. Enjoyed the GPSL he hosted and will miss him at future balloon events. My thoughts are with Mike's family and friends. Mark KA9SZX

I was wondering how it was being tracked as it lacked that information in the article. Mark

Fantastic!

Yea that last one just was ripped to shreds and the balloon did not strike anything. If you are into winter check out the 2020 Ice Phallus just started streaming today. It is created by water condensa

Mark: I plan on attending GPSL 2020, enjoy the event and not that long of a drive for me. I would agree that having it Field Day weekend would not be ideal. We would need to alter the time of launch t

Joe: I did a search on the device and couldn't find what frequencies it uses. Will have to go into the FCC site and search for it there. Three miles is probably tops line of sight to the other device.

Interesting device. Might be worth the experiment if it does not shut down if it gets above say 60 K like some other GPS devices. It would also be interesting to know its frequencies of operation and

Here are my photos and videos of the launch. Feel free to use at your discretion. You can find them here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6UspRcTtXEzBfFaz6

Great photos Mike, still need to upload what I took on the ground but some of the photos more than cover what I took. Mark

Derek? OK to share these around Facebook?

Mike: When you send it out on YouTube Live will you be monitoring the chat that YouTube provides? I am sure there will be questions posted. If there is WiFi in the lab and attendees have access to it,

I would recommend anyone out to recover a balloon package bring at the very least, boots and insect repellent (and possible rain gear). Lots of flying insects this year and the fields in my area aroun

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 away

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 benefici

Michael: Just catching up on emails after meeting you at Hamvention. What kind of tracking device are you going with for the bear?