BASE 110 flight was very close to predictions, except for the burst altitude. The predicted burst was 27 km (88 kft) and the ascent reached 30 km(100 kft). Landing was in corn on the Shelby-Johnson Co

BASE DePauw is flying again tomorrow. Release should be close to 12:30 UTC on 28 June. The primary purpose is to flight test the new Geiger counter array with attached altimeter, barometer, and temper

BASE DePauw is planning on releasing a 300 gram Helium balloon around 1300 UTC on 21 June (tomorrow). The flight is a test run for some radios and the cutdown system. W9YJ-11, W9YJ-15 and W9YJ-16 will

I remember many many years ago, One of the Flight prediction pages, was making a semi ummm HY-Brid system? Or it was I don't know. but see this was what it was gonna do. You made a prediction giving t

This is a first for me. Someone stuck an ADSB transmitter on a balloon and launched it. Does anyone know anything about this? https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=000005 73, Reid N0RC

Due to super high gas prices and a resurgence of COVID back into the HIGH range, we have decided to make GPSL 2022 a virtual ZOOM event just like last year. Conference talk will be on Friday July 15th

Does anyone do large heavy payloads anymore? Heavy as in 4 pounds 6 pounds, or two at 12 total pounds etc. And High power needs like 3 watt ATV transmitters? If anyone was to do a flight like these wi

Haven't heard the status on GPSL. How is attendance looking? It is getting late to make reservations but I want to make sure it is a go before I make reservations. Jerry

I am net to the group, and this is a bit late, but we are new to ballooning and want to get the word out and learn! We are launching a balloon Saturday, 4-Jun at 0930 CDT from Independence, KS. Payloa

Gang, I intend to fly a 4FSK payload on a re-tasked RS41 NWS Weathersonde. If anyone is interested in setting up a receiving station, or is also planning to do a 4FSK tracker, please do let me know. W

High Altitude Balloon Launch and Zoom Meeting On Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 12:00pm the Cornell Amateur Radio club will be doing a High Altitude Balloon launch. The main payload is expected to climb to ab

Hi All, We have made reservations for a large conference hall at the Beck AG Center just west of Purdue University in Lafayette IN for GPSL 2022. I will need an estimated head count to start making ar

Gang, My bad. I gave the right domain name in the subject, but the wrong in the body of my message. Its: https://amateur.sondehub.org Thanks to Bill for pointing that out, and sorry about that. Mike /

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/ug0tgf/a_boeing_737_encounters_an_amateur_stratospheric/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share Good job its not one of ours. Steve G8KHW -- This e

Gang, Just FYI, the group that runs sondehub is setting up a newer tracking site for amateur balloons. As I understand it, right now it's receiving the same data as habhub, but I can tell you it perfo

I don’t see even one balloon over the U.S. today. Seems unlikely there are none, anyone know why it looks this way? Keith, WA0̷TJT Take a look at: https://net-control.us Then consider joining: https:/

From another group posted.. From C2C listener Candini: "I awoke in the morning and found a small box and a string across our trees leading to a small parachute and a deflated balloon in our backyard.

Kaymont Balloons. (TOTEX) Say the TX-1500, Does anyone have a exact as possible of what these balloons are made of? My experiment last night had very surprising result, and I need to learn what these

We are all familiar with the 28.322 and the 14.318 ones I just found a 12 meter freq one. https://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G21267A&utm_source=Goldmine&utm_campaign=d7b16429cc

Mike, More to follow, but for now, will the Cornell balloon team be releasing the recording of the Zoom event (it was recorded for GPSL members who aren't aware of that) on youtube soon? I'm asking ab