Jim KC0RPS is our first speaker. More updates at http://twitter.com/N9XTN. 73 de Mark N9XTN

This morning all flights will land beyond Newton. Even the 1100FPM ascent/descent clears newton by about 10 miles. I added a 120K, 450FPM flight to see what we get with a high but slow flight. Jerry G

Red boxes are severe thunderstorm warnings. Storm motion is ESE now, but should turn more SE or even SSE with time. 60 mph winds and up to 1" hail in stronger cores. Just arrived at the hotel, will se

Hey gang, when I packed up my payload to bring it to Kansas I apparently forgot to pack my little payload beeper. If anybody has a small beeper that'll run on 3 to 5 volts that I could borrow for the

All, Zack asked to see another prediction with some higher burst but slower ascent rates. You can see a bigger copy of this here: High & Slow This is using the 1200Z forecast so the path is slightly f

This is a forward from our local emergency management. As Mark said, there's a chance of storms this afternoon, although it appears Hutch's exposure is going to be fairly limited to just the late afte

Looks like today's prediction shows the balloons landing in Newton or just beyond. All the predictions are be available here: GPSL2017 Predictions as well as on the superlaunch.org site. Primary Secon

Not much change for surface conditions, except that SPC is increasing the risk of large hail with the thunderstorms this afternoon/evening with the highest risk centered on the Hutchinson area. Friday

All of the preparations are in place for a great weekend of fun and education. I saw Harry show up on APRS tonight, so I think the festivities have officially begun! Tomorrow, the Cosmosphere Hall of

For those of you participating remotely, I'll be posting periodic updates to Twitter using @N9XTN (http://twitter.com/N9XTN) starting tomorrow evening through flight recovery on Saturday. We're drivin

Today's predictions are pretty much the same as yesterday All the predictions are be available here: GPSL2017 Predictions as well as on the superlaunch.org site. Primary Launch Site Secondary Launch S

The eastern half of Kansas, including Hutchinson, is in a slight risk area for severe weather for Thursday. The activity will be along a weakening cold front and should occur primarily in the evening.

Today it looks like the predictions are a little farther north of Wichita and a little shorter. Most are under 20 miles out. It looks like the winds above ~60K feet are pulling the balloons back to th

There is a chance for isolated severe thunderstorms Thursday evening in central Kansas including Hutchinson, mostly a wind/hail threat. Nothing too unusual for this time of year. There are additional

Hi all, On June 17 the Plano, TX amateur radio club (PARK) will be launching a balloon near Dallas with a crossband repeater (440 RX/140 TX). We’d like to try and use a 220 HT as a half-duplex remote

I'm going to be conducting a round table discussion regarding preparations for August's eclipse. Lat/Lon coordinates of launch site, if your group plans on flying during the eclipse. Do you intend to

I have my list updated with all of the notes that I can find. If it's not accurate, then I've missed your note - I'm sorry, please resend. If you're aware of anyone else who is planning on attending (

Today it looks like the predictions are for a landing area slightly north of Wichita. All the predictions are be available here: GPSL2017 Predictions Primary Launch Site Secondary Launch Site Jerry Ga

And here are the predictions for today. As Mark commented they are to the SW today heading toward Wichita. All the predictions are be available here: GPSL2017 Predictions Primary (Hutchinson) Secondar

​The tracks have moved about 90 degrees since yesterday, from southwest to southeast, so still lots of uncertainty still at 6 days out. The ridge seems to be slowing its approach and a trough expected