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BID : 4665_HP2DFA
Subj: HAMTASTIC 2026 HIGH-ALTITUDE WEATHER BALLOON LAUNCH IN SAN
Path: HB9ON<HB9ON<PI8ZTM<VE3CGR<VE3QBZ<VE2PKT<PY2BIL<HP2DFA
Sent: 261016/1630Z 4665@HP2DFA.#COL.PAN.CEAM BPQ6.0.24
AMATEUR RADIO HIGH-ALTITUDE WEATHER BALLOON LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT (HAMTASTIC)
TECHNICAL & AMATEUR RADIO EVENT BULLETIN (SD UNION-TRIBUNE / LINDA MCINTOSH)
EVENT DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026 AT FIESTA ISLAND / MISSION BAY
VALID: 16-OCT-2026 ONWARDS
ISSUED VIA BPQ32 NODE HP2DFA-5 IN PANAMA
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1. HAMTASTIC 2026 EVENT OVERVIEW
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THE ANNUAL "HAMTASTIC" GATHERING, HOSTED BY THE SAN DIEGO REPEATER ASSOCIATION,
TAKES PLACE THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026, AT FIESTA ISLAND (MISSION BAY, CA).
THE FREE EVENT FEATURES AMATEUR RADIO GEAR DISPLAYS, VINTAGE RADIOS, SATELLITE
DEMONSTRATIONS, CLUB TENTS, AND A HIGH-ALTITUDE WEATHER BALLOON LAUNCH.
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2. WEATHER BALLOON (RADIOSONDE) TECHNICAL DETAILS
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- LAUNCH TIME : 12:00 PM NOON FROM MISSION BAY.
- LAUNCH TEAM : RANDY STANDKE (KQ6RS) AND GENE SWIECH (WB9COY), MENTORS
FOR THE MT. CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB.
- CALLSIGN : K6GO (ASSIGNED TO GAYLE OLSON OF POWAY).
- FLIGHT PROFILE : 200-GRAM LATEX BALLOON ASCENDING FOR ~2 HOURS TO A BURST
ALTITUDE OF 93,000 FEET (~18 MILES / ~28.3 KM) BEFORE
BEGINNING ITS DESCENT.
- LANDING PREDICTION : ESTIMATED LANDING ~30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE LAUNCH
SITE, LIKELY OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
- PAYLOAD : REPROGRAMMED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIOSONDE EQUIPPED
WITH AN ONBOARD AMATEUR RADIO TRANSMITTER.
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3. REAL-TIME TRACKING & MONITORING
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- TRACKING PLATFORM : SPECTATORS CAN TRACK THE FLIGHT IN REAL TIME VIA
SONDEHUB AMATEUR.
- MAP VISIBILITY : THE K6GO BALLOON WILL APPEAR ON THE TRACKING MAP
APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES BEFORE LAUNCH.
NODE CONTACT MAIL: HP2DFA@GMAIL.COM / HP2DFA-5@BPQ32
73 DE HP2DFA-5 / BPQ32 NODE PANAMA
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