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ANSR-25 Photos
A set of high resolution photos from the flight.
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Flight preparation
with a small crew. Standing on the left, Louis, W7LMW, on the
right Mark, WB0SHD, and myself doing who knows what.
Photo courtesy Jack, W7JLC.
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The HF-APRS and Micro Beacon II
packages separated from the main balloon train and free fell to the
ground. We were able to locate the packages using the last
reported position. Louis, W7LMW, is standing at the
coordinates of that location. He is only 100' from the actual
landing point. The last packet was reported from an altitude
nearly a mile above the landing site. However, because of the
rapid descent rate (over 70 MPH), the payloads didn't travel far in
the very light surface winds.
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Even though the payloads only
weigh one to three pounds, there is still a lot of force generated
when hitting the ground at 70 MPH. The payload electronics
survived the impact, however internal wiring disconnected the
battery. On future flights, longer interconnect cables will be
utilized. Note the package's frame is twisted from impact.
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Jack, W7JLC, holds the remains
of the swivel connectors that pulled apart after burst. Future
flights will utilize a more rugged connection without the swivels.
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Landing is
just moments away. The large, garbage bag like thing to the
left of the parachute is the balloon remains. This is an HDTV
(High Definition) television frame capture that was sized down from
1920 x 1080. A follow on to the "Introduction To High Altitude
Ballooning" is now in HDTV production.
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