Thursday, June 27, 2024

Pico-Balloon Updates


W2IQ-4 was launched on Tuesday at summer camp by middle schoolers in Newport, TN. Both Bill Brown, WB8ELK and Steve Bible, N7HPR were there to assist.  Here we are this morning. 



Amateur.SondeHub.org forecasts the float here:




            W8BI-11 and W8BI-12

 These were launched during Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio on Saturday May 18, 2024 at approximately 1230p local time, 1630 Zulu. W8BI-11 was tracked on May 23rd near the Beirut, Lebanon airport. And hasn't been spotted again. We presume it's down.  W8BI-12 had circumnavigated the globe once and was 300 miles short of a second lap. It hit a severe thunderstorm over Ottumwa, Iowa this Tuesday June 25th. Two local hams searched for it but did not hear it.

        N4TVV-1 launched on Field Day Jun 23, 2024.  Its current location is:


July 4th: It appears we may presume N4TVV-1 is down. The last spotting was just before Tropical Depression Two developed. I remain hopeful, though. You never know.

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