Right now the local balloon launches have seem to calmed down for a while….
However you can find information on the anticipated launches at this link:
http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/ARHABlaunchannouncements.htm
If you check their listing you will see two upcoming Canadian Flights. One launching from just east of Montreal QC on May 11th. This lets you test out your toys that you bought on May 10th at the Smith Falls Ontario Hamfest. Their webiste is here:
The 2nd Canadian Flight is listed as taking off from the Saskatoon Area in the heart of VE5Land on Saturday May 17 which happens to be the following week. This is a “Long Weekend” for Canadians and the good people in Saskatoon are going to make the most out of it. It is their first flight and I know they will have loads of fun with it…
Their website is here:
http://sarl.ca/ve5aa/balloon.html
Good Luck and happly landing to both groups…I will be following both flights from the Ottawa area. Depending on the wind direction I might be able to follow the BRAQ Balloon via RF APRS on Sunday from either Cornwall or Ottawa. The Saskatoon effort will have to be followed via the internet…
Lets see how both these fine groups do…
73bob
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