Hi folks,
If you're in downtown Cumming on Independence Day for the steam power parade, please join us afterwards. We are launching two balloons with APRS and 70cm phone.
We could use some launch assistants.
We will be to the east of the rodeo arena.
Near the dunk tank.
On the grassy knoll.
At 1PM.
It'll be crowded, but the Mayor wants a lot of eyeballs on the event - he knows the value of Ham Radio as a STEM tool.
Photo album is here, with videos that explain most things:
Jack is launching a 36 inch balloon as KM4ZIA-11 beaconing APRS.
Audrey is launching a 8 foot balloon as KM4BUN-11, beaconing APRS and USB phone beacon at 432.500.
Please cut us some slack on exact frequencies.
We do not use a TXCO, and our temperature swing will be about 150 degrees F.
So we start out a little high at ground level near +90°.
Then we drift low as we hit -60°.
If you can't make it, you can have fun tracking the balloons at
www.aprs.fi
73
Tom W4SDR
Janet K4PRM
Jack KM4ZIA
Audrey KM4BUN
678 778 3743
We're trying very hard not to have "... a fail-ya to cah-mune-cate".