Federal Way Amateur
Radio Club
High Altitude Balloon Project 2.v2
(FWARC HIBAL)
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On Saturday August 31st 2019, we were finally
able to get a break in the weather and a fair path prediction to
allow us to launch our 1500 gram latex weather balloon with a
four pound payload from the soccer fields out in Enumclaw, WA.
Our payload contained two APRS trackers and three Go-Pro type
action cameras. Our flight package also included a 72 inch
fluorescent pink & green parachute and a home made radar
reflector. Vital Statistics |
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 Predicted Path for 8/31/2019 |
 Actual Path on 8/31/2019 |
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 Landing site on the left and the Enumclaw soccer fields on the right |
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Click on the still picture on the
right for a video of the launch of our balloon. Still pix by Toni-N0NLC & Todd-NR7RR. Video by Chris NK9W's XYL. |
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Launch:
Looking Down
Looking at Horizon Balloon Burst: Looking Up Looking Down Looking at Horizon Landing: Horizon (hazy video due to condensation) |
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Thanks to everyone who came out to the soccer fields out in Enumclaw, WA on Saturday August 31st to watch the launch of our second High Altitude Balloon. Weather was touch 'n' go, with Mt. Rainier in the background, to watch out balloon and payload sail away into the wild blue yonder on its two hour trip to over 91K feet and a landing 12 miles northeast of the City of Leavenworth, WA. |
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 Big Red Bee APRS Transmitter (WA7FW-12) |
 Trackuino APRS Transmitter (WA7DR-11) |
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 Patriot Memory 1500 mAH Power Cell & SJC4000 Action Cams. The cameras pointed up, down, and to the horizon. |
 Balloon Payload Bay (Photo by Joe Ruff) |
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 Toni-N0NLC (Note how thick the trees are.) |
 Todd-NR7RR (Note the trees.) |
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CLUB
MEETINGS: The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club meets at the
Federal Way Public School's Support Service Center (SSC)
on the second Thursday of the month.
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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