QRZ Callsign Search Page last updated on: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Ham radio APRS balloon heading for Europe The amateur radio APRS balloon BLT-42.1, call sign W5BTR-11, is believed to be over the Atlantic heading towards France



The South Texas Balloon Launch Team released the balloon on Sunday, February 7. It carries an APRS transmitter on 145.390 MHz FM (5 kHz deviation) which should switch automatically to 144.800 MHz FM when it comes within range of Europe.



The last reception by US based APRS stations was at 14:56 GMT on February 8 when it was off the coast of North Carolina heading North East.



See the real-time track of W5BTR-11 at

http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=6&call=a%2FW5BTR-11&timerange=259200&tail=259200



Projected track

http://i.imgur.com/w1FmH7N.jpg



Pictures and further information at

http://www.w5acm.net/b421.html

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