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2 North Iowa experimental High Altitude Ballooning Pete Lilja, KCØGPB, Cedar Falls Greg Burnett, WØGRB, Rockford, Iowa Larry Camarata, KCØKTV, Cedar Falls

3 What is Near Space? Near space is that region of the atmosphere above 60, feet but below the accepted altitude of space - 328,000 feet. These altitudes make near space far more like earth orbit than the surface of the earth. Air pressure in near space reaches 99% of a vacuum or better. Air temperatures drop to a low of -60 degrees F or colder. Cosmic radiation is over 100 times greater than at sea level. Near space is located within the ozone layer and therefore is an environment of increased damaging ultraviolet radiation. Near space is reached by helium or hydrogen-filled weather balloons. Since it is far less expensive to send payloads into near space than earth orbit, organizations like NASA will send new designs into near space first, as a test.

4 Here you can find a schedule of upcoming Amateur Radio High Altitude Balloon flights.

5 Book Near Space by L. Paul Verhage parallax aspx

6 Edge of Space Sciences A Colorado based Ham Group with extensive HAB experience and an excellent, resourceful web site /i

7 FAR 101 Federal Air Regulation 101 relates to Unmanned rockets Tethered & Untethered Balloons

8 FAR 101 In a nutshell FAR 101 states that you can fly an unmanned, untethered balloon with a payload weighting 6 lbs. or less anywhere, anytime WITHOUT any formal permission from any authority

9 The US Weather Services releases two balloons similar to these 2 x / day, every day from 100 weather stations around the country and has for many, many years. That is 73,000 balloons released / year. There has never been a reported aerial balloon strike! People always ask about this. It historically has been a very safe venture. Aircraft Strikes?

10 Balloons Latex meteorological from Kaymont.com 1200 gram size very commonly used in hobbyist HABs 1200 gram designed to burst at about 28 in diameter

11 Near Vacuum At 100,000 feet 99% of the earth s atmosphere lies below.

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13 Near Space Environment to on the way to Near Space At 100,000 weight is 1% less than at sea level. It s not weightless but measurably less

14 1200 gram balloon filled

15 Balloons For lifting gas use either Hydrogen (H) #1 on Periodic Table

16 Balloons Helium (He) #2 on Periodic Table

17 Balloons Hydrogen provides about 3% more lift than Helium Hydrogen less expensive Is flammable Flammable range from 4% to 74% That s a huge range. We take care not to mix any air with H gas on fill

18 LiftWin A computer program to assist in calculating lift for: org/balsoft htm A given balloon size Payload weight Ascent rate Gas type

19 Parachute & Payload Box

20 Canon PowerShot Canon PowerShot A570is Energizer Lithium L91

21 Scripting To control the camera autonomously during flight Many parameters available Many scripts written

22 Fill Hose & Nozzle

23 Nozzle Plug

24 Time & Speed Up = about 90 minutes Try to get 1200 fpm ascent rate (constant due to drag) 3 lbs. of extra lift Down = about minutes Fall at up to 150 mph (-4 flight) Starts fast - slows with ^ air

25 Weather Flight prediction software online at: Near Space Ventures web site: com/w3baltrak/readyget pl Cambridge University

26 The Chase APRS In Payload On Ground

27 Radios GPSr that works over 65K Fed law states that civilian GPS receivers cannot operate above 65,000 AND Greater than 999kts / hour Key Operator in the way law is written is AND Some manufacturers read it as either Garmin does not but not all models work online list of models that do work

28 Kenwood THG71A

29 Slim Jim Roll-up J-pole

30 Open Tracker + TNC

31 Garmin 18 XL GPS Many GPS receivers will work for HAB flights An online list of GPSrs that have proven to work can be found here: h et/web/wallio/gpsrcvr svs60kft.htm

32 Receiving Alinco DR-135 with Argent Data Systems T2-135 Tracker 2 TNC, Digipeater i connected to Garmin Nuvi 350 that exploits mistake in firmware Kenwood D7 HT and D700 / D710

33 Backup Beeline 70cm RDF Beacon

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