<div dir="auto">Congratulations on making that contact, Tim! I was an assistant at the main NEST location, helping assemble the ground stations and making a few of the contacts. My conclusion is that the whole thing was a big success - due in great measure to the efforts of some super enthusiastic young people.<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">73 Jim K1IR </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 23, 2023, 1:21 PM Tim KC1RET <<a href="mailto:kc1ret.radio@gmail.com">kc1ret.radio@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>
<font face="Verdana">Awhile back I purchased an Arrow 70cm/20m
handheld satellite antenna. After reading up on the HABGAB
project I thought it would be a perfect first use. Well, it turns
out that the antenna uses BNC connectors rather than '259s and I
was one adapter short of hooking it up through a duplexer to my
HT. RATS!<br>
<br>
After a few moments of disappointment while watching the live feed
on Youtube I realized that they were sending the downlink audio on
the livestream. Ah HA! I'll just use the HT for the uplink (no
duplexer required) and listen to the downlink on the live stream.
I forgot about the delay. I did hear myself but it was several
seconds delayed, far too long to complete a QSO with W1U.<br>
<br>
Finally, I stuck upon the idea of using my main station 2m radio
as the uplink and listen to the downlink on the HT with the Arrow
antenna. It was a bit of handful pointing the antenna in the
general direction of the balloon with one hand and keying the mic
with the other but I got them (W1U) on the first call!<br>
<br>
Joy! My first balloon-repeater QSO!<br>
<br>
I did hear at least one other club member, N1CVO, Shawn in Lowell,
on the downlink.<br>
<br>
Congrats to Eric and the rest of the team!!<br>
<br>
Eric, I am curious how well your picotracker payload performed.
I didn't try tracking it.<br>
<br>
73, <br>
Tim - KC1RET<br>
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<div>On 7/19/2023 11:56, Eric L. Johnson
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">Below is a notice from
the New England Sci-Tech Club (NEST) for the upcoming (weather
permitting) high altitude balloon launch.</div>
<div dir="auto">Following the link <a href="https://nescitech.org/habgab" style="font-size:1rem" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://nescitech.org/habgab</a> will
get you all the details, including instructions for using
the HABGAB repeater during the</div>
<div dir="auto">flight. We are
encouraging Hams across New England to listen to or contact the
HABGAB repeater.</div>
<div dir="auto">I have been involved
with this club over the past few months, and have attached a
small pico-balloon payload which we<br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">will use at a later date
to attempt an around-the-world flight.</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">Thank You,</div>
<div dir="auto">Eric Johnson KC1OAV</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">============================================================================================</div>
<div dir="auto">HABGab 2023 Balloon
Launch<br>
presented by<br>
New England Weather Balloon Society<br>
</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<span>Weather forecast is looking great
for the weekend. Still on for Saturday. Keep in mind, the ways
to participate include:</span><br>
<br>
<span>Launch Site: Current predictions
are placing it in Eastern Connecticut, and we'd aim to be there
at 9am to start setup. Final launch site will be sent out the
morning of launch very early. </span><br>
<br>
<span>HABGab HQ NEST Event: NEST will be
hosting people interested in watching the flight remotely, doing
makerspace activities, and getting help from Joe Fitzgerald
K1MP, an engineer who works with satellites and satellite
tracking, to make contact with the balloon repeater from the
radio room and earn a special event QSL card.</span><br>
<br>
<span>Recovery Efforts: Help out your
fellow team by tracking the positions of the payloads on </span><a href="https://amateur.sondehub.org/," rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://amateur.sondehub.org/,</a><span> and reporting the landing
locations here on </span><a href="http://groups.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">groups.io</a><span> for others interested in helping
with recovery of payloads. Join us at one of the 3 payload
landing sites to help with onsite efforts to retrieve the
payloads. Come prepared for heavy wilderness exploration (thick
pants, heavy boots, long sleeve shirts, tough gloves, hats, bug
spray, flashlights, water, snacks, etc.).</span><br>
<br>
<span>Participate from Home: Track
payloads online, watch the livestream, contact or listen to the
repeater, </span><a href="https://discord.gg/ZWnvCbVymg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">join the
Discord</a><span> conversation. Instructions all
at </span><a title="https://nescitech.org/habgab" role="button" href="https://nescitech.org/habgab" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;font-size:1rem">https://nescitech.org/habgab</span></a><span>.</span><br>
<div dir="auto"><br>
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<div dir="auto">=========================================================================================</div>
<span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br>
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>Eric L. Johnson<br>
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<div><a href="mailto:ericlee.johnson@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ericlee.johnson@gmail.com</a><br>
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