Chai for the Bears
Yesterday, I took a break from my work at Bears on Patrol headquarters to go to work with Angie. While I didn’t understand all of the talk about data cleansing and SAP implementations, I had fun...
View Article#BTS1X Test Flight and Amateur Radio
We have a test flight scheduled for July 23rd from Carrollton, Georgia. It will be a way to test some changes and an exciting opportunity to introduce amateur radio operators to APRS. GoPro Anti-Fog...
View ArticleThe Mysterious Flight of BTS-1X
Taken at about 60,000 feet, just before we got telemetry back BTS-1X, a high altitude balloon test flight, lifted off from Carrollton Georgia on July 23, 2011 at 12:24 PM EDT. It crossed the state line...
View ArticleSpaceQuest High Altitude Balloon Test Flight Upcoming
SpaceQuest is tentatively scheduling a high-altitude weather balloon flight for Sunday November 6th at 10:00 AM. The weather balloon will be using APRS for tracking (callsign N4BWR-11) and will also...
View ArticleBTS-1Y Launch Day
Launch day prediction is 30 to 59 miles. Here is a list of repeaters to possibly consider, depending on the track the balloon takes. I will also add a screen shot of the predicted path at the end of...
View ArticleGeorgia, We Need Your Help!
On Sunday, November 6th at 11:54 AM EST, a high altitude weather balloon lifted off from Carrollton, Georgia. At about 1:10 PM, we lost communication with the balloon. The last coordinates showed it...
View ArticlePoster for Missing Balloon Payload
Here is a poster we made for BTS-1Y, our high-altitude balloon payload that has been missing since November 6th. BTS-1Y - Missing High-Altitude Balloon Payload Tweet This Post
View Article11Alive Video Interview
11Alive, based in Atlanta, came out to interview us yesterday about our balloon launches and the missing payload from our most recent launch. Here is the video. Tweet This Post
View ArticleReward Increased for Missing Weather Balloon Payload
High Altitude Weather Balloon Payload Missing We are increasing the reward to $200 for anyone who finds our weather balloon payload that went missing on November 6th. It is believed that our payload is...
View ArticleLost Weather Balloon Update – May Be Near Covington
BTS-1Y Missing Balloon Payload Landing Prediction This is just a quick update about our search for BTS-1Y, a high-altitude weather balloon that launched from Carrollton, Georgia on November 6th. On the...
View ArticleTest! Test!
This is just a test post to check WordPress plugins and the status of the blog after bringing it up from being hacked.
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