Federal Way Amateur
Radio Club
High Altitude Balloon Project
(FWARC HIBAL)
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Some hunters found tracked down our balloon
and provided the following pictures and a link to a Youtube
video. The remains of the balloon, parachute, radar
reflector, and payload bay (a small styrofoam cooler) is about
50 to 60 feet in a tree. Many thanks to the hunters,
whoever they are, for leaving the Pacific Coast Trail to look
for our balloon in the dense pine trees in the
Pasayten Wilderness area. |
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Video of the folks who found our balloon, the tree that it is in, and what remains of our balloon. |
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Thanks to everyone who
came out to the soccer fields out in Enumclaw, WA on Saturday
July15th to watch the launch of our first High Altitude Balloon.
It was a beautiful day, with Mt. Rainier in the background, to
watch out balloon and payload sail away into the wild blue
yonder on its three hour trip to 108,000 feet and a landing six
miles south of the Canadian border and about one mile west of
the Pacific Crest Trail. |
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The last known position of our payload
section is 48
54.73, -120 47.31.
Click here for Google Maps Location. Please report any
sightings or recovery of our payload section to the club's
president via email: (president(at)fwarc.org).
Our five foot parachute is fluorescent pink &
green. Our payload section is a small bright white styrofoam
cooler, with a silver radar reflector nearby. |
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 Predicted Flight Path |
 Up Into The Wild Blue Yonder |
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 Payload Section |
 Filling The Balloon |
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CLUB
MEETINGS: The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club meets at the
Federal Way Public School's Support Service Center (SSC).
The SSC is located at the across the street of the south end of
Celebration Park, and just east of the FW Community Center.
The general club meeting starts at 7pm. Our Board of
Trustees meeting starts a 6pm. |
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