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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=500 style='width:300.0pt'><tr><td width=500 style='width:300.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.southgatearc.org/index.htm"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0000CC;mso-fareast-language:PT;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=500 height=125 id="Imagem_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD0E65.D72AE210" alt="Descrição: Southgate Amateur Radio News logo"></span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";display:none;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=990 style='width:594.0pt;background:white'><tr style='height:1.2pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:1.2pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:1.2pt'><td style='background:red;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:1.2pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:3.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.0pt'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";display:none;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=990 style='width:594.0pt'><tr><td width=10 style='width:6.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width=610 valign=top style='width:366.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=610 style='width:366.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:6.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:6.0pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'>Around the World 28 MHz Balloon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'>A long duration balloon mission that is using <b>6 Party Balloons</b> to carry a 50 gram amateur radio 28.222 MHz <br>CW beacon, is hoping to go around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'>The ballon was released at 2330 UT (1930 EDT) March 29, from Annapolis in Maryland and started it's journey heading SE at 6 knots. <br>By 0300 UT, March 30, it had reached a speed of 60 MPH (96 km/h).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'>It has no APRS, just the 28.222 MHz CW telemetry system and it is hoped to locate it by signal strength and beam headings only.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'>The mission is to give an insight into constant-pressure balloons and especially the use of common mylar party balloons as a fixed volume envelope. Unfortunately, these balloons have a high mass and so the theoretical maximum altitude no matter how many balloons are used is only about 26,000 feet and that is with no payload other than the fixed balloon mass.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'>The payload weighs about 50 grams. The team are targeting 6 party balloons 3' in diameter which should give a float altitude around 16,000 feet. The Telemetry will be in CW on 28.222 MHz (USB DIAL) and will contain Battery voltage, inside and outside temperatures, and surface luminosity of the ocean/clouds. It has no GPS. The team will rely entirely on DF bearings and signal reports.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'>EMAIL DF reports to </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="mailto:W3ADO@homeside.to"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>W3ADO@homeside.to</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'> <br>Be sure to include:<br>Your LAT/LONG<br>Time of observation<br>Quality of heading (subjective 1 to 10)<br>The CW string copied<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'>If you have APRS you can uplink your beam heading via APRS.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'>As the balloon is only flying at 16,000 feet or so it will be vulnerable to weather. The battery is expected to have a lifetime of about 10 days.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'>Further information including details of CW telemetry at<br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="http://aprs.org/balloons.html" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>http://aprs.org/balloons.html</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>