Loudoun Amateur Radio
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Balloon Committee Activities and Operations |
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Tom Dawson - WB3AKD, the Chairman of the LARG Balloon Cmte, deployed Dual Foxes of July 21, 2007. It was fun figuring out what was going on and tracking them down in Western Loudoun. |
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The LARG Balloon Cmte is back in business. This Fox Hunt took us up into Jefferson County, WV. Fifteen members of the LARG participated. And, with a little special help, everyone found the Fox. It was a great day. |
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The LARG Balloon Cmte successfully launch and flew HABCAT-3 on LARG Flight 2004A on Saturday, August 7, 2004. Payload failures near or at touchdown prevented recovery. |
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The LARG Balloon Cmte successfully launched, flew, tracked and recovered a dual-payload - ATV With GPS and our Standard 2-Meter CW Beacon on Saturday, July 19, 2003. |
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The LARG Balloon Cmte successfully launched, flew, tracked and recovered a dual-payload - ATV and CW Beacon on Monday, May 26, 2003. Follow the link to the left or click on the Purple Balloon for a PDF-Formatted Master Flight Manual on LARG Balloon Committee Flights including HABCAT-1 prepared by Tom Dawson, WB3AKD. |
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The LARG Balloon Cmte had planned to launch, fly, track and recovered a dual-payload - SKY-EYE III - on Saturday, November 16, 2002. But weather conditions twice postponed the flight. Preparations for this effort are recorded in this section. |
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The LARG Balloon Cmte successfully launched, flew, tracked and recovered a dual-payload - SKY-EYE II - on Saturday, July 20, 2002. |
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This is the story of the Great Fox Hunt as told by the Ghost Riders. |
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Research and Development Of Amateur Television Payload For Launch As Sky-EYE II. |
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Payload, Control, Tracking and Recovery Research and Development Incorporated Into The MZ-104 Contest Payload. |
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Sky-Eye I flew on Saturday, July 21, 2001 From Hancock , MD On I-70 And Was Recovered July 28 In Capon Bridge, WV. |
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On October 21, 2000, Flight 2000A Was Launch From VA-WV Border At Gore on Route 50 And Was Recovered Northeast Of DC. |
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On April 24, 1999, the LARG launched a small 11-ounce Ham Radio Beacon from Rocky Gap State Park, Cumberland, MD. It reached 100,000 feet where it burst and the payload drifted back to earth. |
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