Amateur Radio Trans-Atlantic Balloon Attempt

20/04/2011 • General

Ham radio operators in the USA and world-wide are needed to listen on 7.1023 and 10.1466 MHz CW from 2330 EDT April 21 (03:30 Apr 22 GMT) and email readings of the balloon’s progress to PBH15.data@gmail.com

More information about the program, including the latest projected flight path, can be found at http://www.projectbluehorizon.com/

Users can input data received from the Mission Payload via the “User Input”.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBH5

It also has an APRS GPS tracker on 144.390 MHz [FM] with the callsign KC2ZJH and will launch from Oswego, NY around midnight Thursday [EDT].

Thanks in advance for your help!

The HF downlink exact frequency will vary 10 Hz or so with temperature. Accurate recording of frequency will be useful.

73,

Tom Triebwasser, KC2TUA