SARSEM ICARUS III Flight on November 19

I followed the Flight in real time, downloaded the APRS data, and plotted path and elevation profile, shown below.
It reached about 110 thousand feet.

The Guanajuato Radio Club pages:
http://craeg.remtronic.com//index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
http://twitter.com/#!/CRAEG_AC/statuses/138179834676396032
announce a complete success. Videos and pictures will be available soon.

I congratulate the Club de Radio Amateur del Estado de Guanajuato in Mexico.

Elevation profile in meters

See also:

http://herrero-balloons.blogspot.com/2011/10/from-jonathan-remba-xe1brx-gallery-of.html

http://herrero-balloons.blogspot.com/2011/10/sarsem-icarus-iii-flight-state-of.html

ERAU-07 flight, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Launched form Prescott Arizona on Thursday, November 10

I observed this flight from Electronics Technology Classroom T12, Pueblo Magnet High School, Tucson Arizona, using the Automatic Position Reporting System:

http://aprs.fi/?call=n7eru-11

together with Students and Faculty.

Data extracted with the APRS export tool:

http://aprs.fi/export/

See:

http://herrero-balloons.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-first-plot-of-elevation-profile-for.html

for the ANSR 64 elevation profile.

Flight trajectory below

Flight elevation profile below

From Jonathan Remba XE1BRX: Gallery of 41 wonderful images showing the Payload for SARSEM ICARUS III

Please see:

http://craeg.remtronic.com/

and

http://goo.gl/oS24e

The SARSEM-ICARUS III flight (the third in 3 years) will be on November 19 2011, launching at 9 am Central Mexico Time, from Leon Guanajuato.

I wish complete success to the State of Guanajuato Radio Club on this flight.

ARRL ETP Fox Hunting Beacons

Pueblo Magnet High School Radio Club uses the ARRL Education and Technology Program Fox Hunting beacons to complement classroom learning with a FUN ! radio direction finding outdoor activity:

http://www.arrl.org/news/high-school-radio-club-to-offer-free-foxhunting-transmitter-kits

Some of the Radio Club antennas

ARRL ETP Fox Hunting Beacon

Beacon enclosure

Dr. Miguel Enriquez KD7RPP - Sponsor of the PMHS Radio Club

Award winning Educator (Mathematics - Science - Electronics)

Teaching me how to operate the Beacon

Mark Spencer WA8SME designed the Beacon

See QST May 2011

Circuit diagram and parts list

My first plot of the elevation profile for ANSR Flight 64

I am very excited after achieving my first plot of a Balloon flight data !!

Elevations in meters, from APRS data:
http://aprs.fi/?call=KA7NSR-13
extracted with the Data Export tool and plotted with a spread sheet.

The elevation of Mount Everest is 8848 meters:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest
ANSR 64 went almost 3 times higher than Everest !!

SARSEM-ICARUS III Flight - State of Guanajuato Radio Club - November 19 2011

I congratulate the Radio Club of the State of Guanajuato for their wonderful program of balloon flights !!

http://craeg.remtronic.com//index.php

SARSEM 

Sistema Aerostático de Repetición Sub Espacial Mexicano

SARSEM-ICARUS II videos and images:

http://craeg.remtronic.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=71

The SARSEM-ICARUS III flight (the third in 3 years) will be on November 19 2011, launching at 9 am Central Mexico Time, from Leon Guanajuato

They hope to reach 39 km ~ 130000 feet
Coverage diameter 1000 km
APRS map:  http://aprs.fi/?call=xe1crg-11

Video about the Arizona Near Space Research Balloon Flight 64 (KA7NSR-13) - on October 8 2011

Many thanks to Prof. David Iadevaia, Pima College, Tucson Arizona:
http://www.davidiadevaia.com/

See also:
http://herrero-radio-astronomy.blogspot.com/2011/10/arizona-near-space-research-balloon.html