Net on Wednesday, 8:00 PM

• 3 PM East Hill Plaza
• 2 existing Yagis (potentially a third)
• Bring pole saw –> just in case gets caught in tree.
• Bring Ladder.
• Climbing gear.
• Boots and prepared to hike.
• .61 for coordination.
• .94 is down for service (time frame unknown).

• Fox hunt on Sunday hard since no DF gear.
• Don't use mylar ballon –> if land in power lines can cause outages.
• Move up into known wind steam so we can predict where it will go.
• All equipment is for 2m band but transmitter is on 70cm.
• Launching from East Hill Plaza (Could possibly launch from balloon store).
• Prevailing winds from North West on bearing of about 320 degrees.
• Balloon will generally go about South East (Binghamton way).
• Time of launch: 3:00 PM (Sunset at ~ 7:00).
• Battery last ~ 6 hours (roughly, as of now).
• Problem with latex balloon –> Latex expands. Mylar –> expand to super point, reach equilibrium and then stay level.
• There is also the option of plastic balloon.

• $11 to get inflated balloons.
• Jules will go pick up balloon.
• Get Gin Pole, Matthew will send this out before Friday.
• Environmental Health and Safety, Public Safety will need to notified of antenna work.
• Matthew will talk to professors to advertise for club
• Matthew will sign up for table in Duffield Hall to advertise for club.

• Thinking about what materials we need.
• High altitude and balloon Society has store online http://ukhas.org.uk/
• APRS beacon and GPS system.