http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/ The Kansas Near Space Project (KNSP) list is a forum for those interested in amateur radio balloon launches in the central US. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:32:42 GMT Mark Conner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3653 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3653 A rather interesting contest. First prize is $40,000. 73 de Mark N9XTN http://networkchallenge.darpa.mil/ To mark the 40th anniversary of the Internet, DARPA Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:56:19 GMT Mike Manes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3652 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3652 A 600g Totex can make 90K' at 1000 fpm with up to 2 lb hanging off the neck. That's a typical parachute and a APRS beacon and not much more. 73 de Mike W5VSI Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:12:21 GMT Mark Conner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3651 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3651 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370271664154 While not explicit on the label, it has the code "J352-4" on it, which through a Google search Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:02:27 GMT Mark Conner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3650 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3650 This was a chance photo captured by our payload camera during our last launch. If I think of it, I start the payload camera on its timed sequence before we Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:54:12 GMT Mark Conner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3649 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3649 Launch was at 0823 CDT this morning. Quite a bit of fog around but it broke over the launch site well enough to see the initial ascent. Our fill was a bit Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:58:22 GMT Hank Riley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3648 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3648 Hi Mark, Nice that your tree landing was not too much of an challenge to overcome to bring the payload home Could you mention a little about the circumstances Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:03:52 GMT Mark Conner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3647 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3647 Landing was south of Syracuse in a line of trees about 30 ft up. We were able to snag the lowest payload and pull the rest out of the tree. The balloon is Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:08:24 GMT Mark Conner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3646 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3646 Weather tomorrow still looks good for us, with surface winds from the east at 3-5 mph and partly cloudy skies. Temps should be in the mid 50s at launch and Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:32:13 GMT Mark Conner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3645 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3645 Weather continues to look good for Saturday morning. The forecasts are beginning to settle down a little, but still have more uncertainty than usual. Today's Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:35:26 GMT Mark Conner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3644 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3644 The forecast track is now for a landing to the southwest about 20 miles. If this holds, we'll choose a site near Fremont instead. This would put the landing Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:18:00 GMT Mark Conner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3643 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3643 We are still pressing forward with Saturday's flight. The upper-level winds will be very light and variable in direction. The track forecast has shown Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:21:30 GMT Mark Conner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3642 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3642 NSTAR Flight 09-D is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5th, at 0800 CDT (1300 UTC). Launch site most likely will be the high school in Treynor, IA given the Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:59:18 GMT Mark Conner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3641 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3641 Forwarded from Larry K5PHD: ============================= AMATEUR RADIO GROUP TO FLY BALLOON FLIGHT FROM HILLSBORO TEXAS AIRPORT The next mission number 17, Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:12:19 GMT Mark Conner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3640 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3640 http://picasaweb.google.com/mconner1/NSTAR09BGroundPhotos http://picasaweb.google.com/mconner1/NSTAR09BAerialPhotos Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:59:35 GMT Mike Manes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3639 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KNSP/message/3639 so Mark's told me! Maritime recovery to go, he? ... -- Mike Manes mrmanes@... Tel: 303-979-4899 "Things should be made as simple as possible, but