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<font face="Verdana">Thanks, Jim!<br>
<br>
I had no trouble hearing the repeater using only the Arrow 70cm
handheld antenna (7 elements). It was full quieting most of the
time despite being indoors and aiming through heavy tree foliage
in the direction of the balloon. There were some deep, fast fades
that someone mentioned was likely caused by the balloon antenna
twisting/flipping.<br>
<br>
I'm curious about the details of the ground station - what
antennas? how did you track it? (az+el or just az?)<br>
<br>
Also, interested to hear about the results of the other payloads.<br>
<br>
Thank you for your efforts towards the success of the project!<br>
<br>
73,<br>
T.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/23/2023 13:30, Jim Idelson wrote:<br>
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<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>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 23, 2023, 1:21 PM
Tim KC1RET <<a href="mailto:kc1ret.radio@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">kc1ret.radio@gmail.com</a>>
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<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" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://amateur.sondehub.org/,</a><span> and
reporting the landing locations here on </span><a
href="http://groups.io/" target="_blank"
rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true">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" moz-do-not-send="true">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"
moz-do-not-send="true"><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>
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<span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br>
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<div>Eric L. Johnson<br>
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moz-do-not-send="true"
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