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Amateur Radio Journeys To The Edge Of Space

Amateur Radio Journeys To The Edge Of Space. Or Dxpeditions To The Stratosphere. Still Cameras Have Documented The Flights. I would like to show you a collection of some of the pictures from 5 of the flights of the Lanark Space Agency LASA. The Vehicle. First Picture On Our Journey.

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Amateur Radio Journeys To The Edge Of Space

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  1. Amateur Radio Journeys To The Edge Of Space Or Dxpeditions To The Stratosphere

  2. Still Cameras Have Documented The Flights I would like to show you a collection of some of the pictures from 5 of the flights of the Lanark Space Agency LASA

  3. The Vehicle

  4. First Picture On Our Journey

  5. Into The clouds

  6. Out Of The Clouds

  7. At The Edge Of Space

  8. 122,886 Feet

  9. The Balloon BurstsThe Camera is Looking Down

  10. The Flight Package Tumbles

  11. Fragments of The BalloonIn View

  12. Descending On The Parachute

  13. Back On The Ground

  14. The Recovery Team

  15. Path Of The Journey

  16. The Vertical Flight Path

  17. LASA 1 Maine LASA 3 Quebec

  18. How It Was Accomplished

  19. Helium Fuels The BalloonInside In Inclement Weather

  20. Outside When Conditions Permit

  21. The Original Flight Package

  22. Flight PackageTracking Transmitter, GPS, Camera, Batteries,Antenna

  23. To Accommodate The StudentsTo Fly and Recover A Project Object

  24. Going For The Altitude Record

  25. Ready To Fly

  26. Onboard Camera At Launch

  27. Launch Sites • All Flights have been launched from Perth • Two from The Perth Fair Grounds where inside fueling and mission control facilities were available • One from The Perth Fire Hall • Two From Downtown Heritage Perth • All Flights had media coverage, local press, radio as well as CTV National.

  28. Heritage Perth

  29. Mission Control Tracking

  30. Communications

  31. Chase Car Tracking

  32. Radio Tracking Program

  33. Flight Path

  34. Landing Site

  35. Tracking Last Few Meters

  36. Recovery Maine

  37. Recovery Team St. Jerome

  38. Recovery Team Cornwall

  39. Van Gough Starry Nights

  40. Telemetry From LASA 4

  41. Official Records

  42. Tracking Equipment • APRS transmissions and reception on 144.390 • Byonics microtracker 1 watt in flight 6 watts on landing • Argent Data Systems Open Tracker 250 Miliwatts • Uiview software at mission control and in chase cars • Aprs.fi for internet available to non amateurs

  43. Flight Call Signs • Call signs registered to the Lanark North Leeds ARES Group • VE3REX-11 for 4 Flights • Written up by VA3ROM as the Flight Of The King • VE3LCA-11 for the St. Johns Elementary School Flight

  44. Thank You For Your Interest

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