Young Ladies Radio League Launches Pico Balloon

February 17, 2025The Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) launched a Pico Balloon on Saturday February 15th from Arizona, US. The balloon is currently traversing the Atlantic ocean at around 44,000 feet.

Yesterday morning in the dark at 1210utc Vicki N6KLS president of YLRL, Tom N6BT and myself [K7CNT] launched the YLRL K4LMB Pico Balloon from Kingman, Arizona. Was very calm air and the balloon went straight up and within 3 hours it was at 43,000ft heading straight for Nogales AZ, it dipped into Mexico and then turned back to the NE and crossed the Rio Grande River and ended the day south of Midland Texas. It traveled a whopping 1,800 miles overnight and is out over the Atlantic Ocean this morning at 44,000ft. This balloon and tracker was generously donated by Bob Goulden KJ7VBX. Thank you Bob, the YLRL group members are very excited about this flight and are hoping for a great flight. It’s at a great altitude so far and traveling at 94 mph.

The balloon can be tracked here.

Source: K7CNT open_in_new

Monday Overdrive for February 17th, 2025

February 17, 2025Each week so much compelling content is considered for Amateur Radio Weekly but there’s always a handful of great links that just can’t fit. These are the links that didn’t make it into issue 369 of Amateur Radio Weekly.

• Skies-ADSB
  A browser-based app that uses ADS-B data from an RTL-SDR to provide a 3D view of the air traffic around your area.
  RTL-SDR
• Discovery Dish Review
  Quick ‘mini review’ of the Discovery Dish with L-Band ACARS feed.
  Airframes Community
• How Are You Celebrating World Radio Day 2025?
  The theme for World Radio Day this year is “Radio and Climate Change.”
  ICQ Podcast
• What Does Amateur Radio Do for Youth?
  Amateur radio has given me, and countless other young people, the opportunity to be a part of a community.
  OnAllBands
• “Made simple” shortwave frequency charts
  Printer-friendly shortwave frequency charts.
  SWLing Post

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