Fwd: Orbcomm kit and HF tx from previous flights - White Star Balloon

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Thanks,
Dan


Sent from my iPhone

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> From: wb8...@aol.com
> Date: May 14, 2012 19:32:29 EDT
> To: dbow...@mac.com
> Subject: Re: Orbcomm kit and HF tx from previous flights
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> Hi Dan,
> =20
> I'm still thinking that your dead-man cutdown timer never got reset as it a=
ll starting coming down about the same time as your cutdown timer value from=
 when you had powered everything on. Unlikely that sunrise caused it to burs=
t since those Hwoyee's are very UV resistant....unless there was a weak spot=
 in it from handling or manufacturing.=20
> =20
>  I don't recall exactly when you went to internal power, but think it was a=
bout an hour or so before launch as I recall. If you have a record of when y=
ou went to internal batteries...then we can look at that to confirm the timi=
ng.
> =20
> I think the balloon would've stopped traveling very far in the last 3 minu=
tes of descent due to the light winds near the surface....so probably has la=
nded within 500 feet of that last position report...somewhere in that wide o=
pen field....it should be very visible since any crops that have been plante=
d won't have come up yet.
> =20
> - Bill
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Bowen <dbow...@mac.com>
> To: wb8elk <wb8...@aol.com>
> Sent: Mon, May 14, 2012 6:14 pm
> Subject: Re: Orbcomm kit and HF tx from previous flights
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> People are going tomorrow
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> Thanks,
> Dan
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> On May 14, 2012, at 7:11 PM, wb8...@aol.com wrote:
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>> Hi Dan,
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>>   Did you go out to try to located your payload?....I imagine a farmer wi=
ll find it soon as it's planting season. If they are Amish however (there ar=
e a number of Amish in that area), then they might not have email accounts t=
o respond to you.
>> =20
>> - Bill
>>=20
>>=20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Daniel Bowen <dbow...@mac.com>
>> To: Bill Brown <wb8...@aol.com>
>> Sent: Mon, May 14, 2012 4:01 pm
>> Subject: Orbcomm kit and HF tx from previous flights
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>> Thanks,
>> Dan
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><br><br><div>Thanks,</div><div>Dan</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wb8...@aol.com">wb8...@aol.com</a><br><b>Date:</b> May 14, 2012 19:32:29 EDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:dbow...@mac.com">dbow...@mac.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: Orbcomm kit and HF tx from previous flights</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><font color="black" size="2" face="arial">
<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi Dan,</font></div>


<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font>&nbsp;</div>


<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm still thinking that your dead-man cutdown timer never got reset as it all starting coming down about the same time as your cutdown timer value&nbsp;from when you had powered everything on. Unlikely that sunrise caused&nbsp;it to burst since those Hwoyee's are very UV resistant....unless there was a weak spot in it from handling or manufacturing.&nbsp;</font></div>


<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font>&nbsp;</div>


<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;I don't recall exactly when you went to internal power, but think it was&nbsp;about an hour or so&nbsp;before launch as I recall.&nbsp;If you have a record of when you went to internal batteries...then we can look at that to confirm the timing.</font></div>


<div>&nbsp;</div>


<div>I think the balloon would've stopped traveling very far in the last 3 minutes of descent due to the light winds near the surface....so probably has landed within 500 feet of that last position report...somewhere in that wide open field....it should be very visible since any crops that have been planted won't have come up yet.</div>


<div>&nbsp;</div>


<div>- Bill</div>


<div>&nbsp;</div>


<div><br>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Dan Bowen &lt;<a href="mailto:dbow...@mac.com">dbow...@mac.com</a>&gt;<br>
To: wb8elk &lt;<a href="mailto:wb8...@aol.com">wb8...@aol.com</a>&gt;<br>
Sent: Mon, May 14, 2012 6:14 pm<br>
Subject: Re: Orbcomm kit and HF tx from previous flights<br>
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<div id="AOLMsgPart_1_febe7ed0-6db9-4135-9a9f-f1d0a343dd96">People are going tomorrow<br>


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<div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">Thanks,</div>


<div>Dan</div>
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<div>On May 14, 2012, at 7:11 PM, <a href="mailto:wb8...@aol.com">wb8...@aol.com</a> wrote:</div>
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<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi Dan,</font></div>


<div>&nbsp;</div>


<div>&nbsp; Did you go out to try to located your payload?....I imagine a farmer will find it soon as it's planting season. If they are Amish however (there are a number of Amish in that area), then they might not have email accounts to respond to you.</div>


<div>&nbsp;</div>


<div>- Bill<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Daniel Bowen &lt;<a href="mailto:dbow...@mac.com">dbow...@mac.com</a>&gt;<br>
To: Bill Brown &lt;<a href="mailto:wb8...@aol.com">wb8...@aol.com</a>&gt;<br>
Sent: Mon, May 14, 2012 4:01 pm<br>
Subject: Orbcomm kit and HF tx from previous flights<br>
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Thanks,
Dan


Sent from my iPhone
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