Recap of EOSS-113

An EOSS flight net was held on 40 meters from 0700 to 1000 on Saturday November 11. After some e-mail prompting from Rick, N0KKZ, Keith, WA0TJT, who is with the Kansas Near Space Group, checked in from Kansas City. We held a QSO with 5 X 9 signals throughout the flight, comparing the positions I was reading directly from the balloon with what Keith was seeing on FindU. KC5TRB in Oklahoma reported by e-mail that he heard the net but could not check in.

 

Attempts were made to contact Marty, WA0GEH, who was mobile with the tracking and recovery team. However, they were not successful. During the recovery phase, the UHF net reported that most of the recovery team was out of repeater range and Marty was trying to check in on 40 meters. Still no copy in Centennial. Cal, W7IZL in Billings and Bud, KB5WCZ, in Oklahoma, who were finishing up a QSO on a nearby frequency, were recruited to listen for Marty from different skip distances. Still no joy. The net was then closed at about 1000.