---------- Forwarded message --------- Date: Wed, May 23, 2018, 7:38 AM Subject: Hamvention Balloon Is Still Alive! The balloon launched at Hamvention is still aloft! It went out of range on May 20'th as it sailed over New York City out to sea. Cruising at 30,000 feet the radio range is around 200 miles. Lost position reports once it was out of range of the two APRS stations in Nova Scotia. Also, powered only by solar cells there are no reports after dark. This morning it showed up over the Azores at 30,000. Traveling at 55 MPH. You can track this at http://aprs.fi Enter W8BI-13 in the search field. ________________________________