Host of Live weekly Ham radio show on Tuesday nights at 8 PM Central (0100 UTC Wed) on https://teapaw.org/t.co/GUEA5QEA8O. Show is also heard on shortwave station WBCQ 7490Khz
Collierville, TN
Joined April 2009
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2026-11-05 YouTube Test teapaw.org/i/broadcasts/2EmrPmEoe…
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ANNOUNCEMENT: We are going for launch of w5kub-125 tomorrow morning around 8:15 to 8:30 AM central time Thursday. that is 1300 UTC. W5KUB-125 will be flying the 3 cu meter expermential balloon and we hope to float around 60K or a little higher. It can be tracked at w5kub.com click on Balloon in top menu. It will be transmitting on 20 meter and 10 meter wspr with reports alternating every 5 minutes. It will take a minimum of 4-5 hours to reach the float altitude. Solar powered it will report only during sunlight on the solar panels. Huey, Dewey and Louie are already suited up and in the craft ready for lift off. Of course if high winds or bad wx happens, the launch will be terminated. our best flight has been a duration of 454 days and around the world 25 times.
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Amateur Radio Roundtable 910 126 teapaw.org/i/broadcasts/1dGYlaAoV…
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Launch still on track for tomorrow Thurs Sept 17 approx 0830-0900 central time. Hoping to launch with low wind but predictions are surface winds at 6-9 mph during launch window. Huey, Dewey, and Louie are getting suited up for the flight. Estimated float +-60,000 ft. The ascent will take about 4 hours to reach float altitude. New tracking info on our maps will be provided every 5 minutes.
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MAJOR UPDATE: we are finalizing the launch date/time for w5kub-124. We will attempt to launch Thurs morning about 8:30 AM central (Thurs UTC 1330) We will start the hydrogen gas fill at about 0730 and launch 0830. This is an experimental balloon we received from Germany. It has a capacity of 3 cu meters whereas all previous balloons we launched had a max of .250 cu meters. Calculations show that it should float at approx 59,842 ft. We hope to break 60,000 as this will be a new float record. We have added a 100 mW PA to the 10 mW transmitter. This should give us much better tracking throughout the world. We will receive and post Altitude, speed, direction, voltage, etc every 5 minutes using a modified wspr transmission. Data will be received on both 20 meters and 10 meters. You can easily watch this flight and track it on the maps on our website ballooon page (w5kub.com select balloon in menu) Our best flight has been 454 days and around the world 25 times. Huey, Dewey, and Louie are ready to go. Mission Control is already monitoring data from the pre-flight, and our rescue team is ready and standing by incase they are needed. God Speed 124.
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successful launch w5kub-123 is on its way. track it at ham-tv.com/balloon join FB group called "w5kub"
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UPDATE today is Tues 6/30 we may try to launch around 1 or 2 pm central today. track it at aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FW5KUB-123…
join our facebook group called "w5kub" to follow
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Launch in 30 minutes. 0930 AM central. follow us on facebook group "w5kub" track every 10 minutes on ham-tv.com/balloon
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