ARLA/CLUSTER: Radio-Balão B-64, lançado a 12 de Julho, continua a voar

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Silverstone B-64 balloon still flying

The B-64 balloon launched at 06:51 GMT on July 12, 2014 from
Silverstone (in the UK) is still in the air transmitting on 434.500
MHz using Contestia 64/1000 and APRS

On Saturday, October 3 Phil Heron MI0VIM reported decoding data while
it was over the North Atlantic ocean, coming up to 6th time it would
pass the United Kingdom on it's continuing journeys around the world.

B-64 was built by radio amateur Leo Bodnar M0XER, he made both the
plastic foil envelope and the solar powered transmitter payload which
weighs just 11 grams.

See the B-64 track at
http://habhub.org/mt/?focus=B-64

July 31 B-64 completes first journey around the world
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/07/31/
434-mhz-balloon-b-64-completes-epic-journey/

Useful balloon links
http://amsat-uk.org/beginners/balloons/

AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/