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Another "Harmless" Balloon Over The US Headed East
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<blockquote data-quote="Poke78" data-source="post: 4223076" data-attributes="member: 4333"><p>Today’s article in the NY Post:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/24/us-news/mysterious-high-altitude-hobbyist-balloon-left-us-airspace-overnight/" target="_blank">https://nypost.com/2024/02/24/us-news/mysterious-high-altitude-hobbyist-balloon-left-us-airspace-overnight/</a></p><p></p><p>“The <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/23/us-news/high-altitude-balloon-of-unknown-origin-flying-over-western-us-report/" target="_blank">mysterious high-altitude balloon spotted soaring the Western US</a> Friday was simply a hobbyist device and has already left American airspace, according to a report.”</p><p></p><p>Poke78 comment: translation of “hobbyist device” is that it was probably launched as an amateur radio experiment with the small payload box carrying a transmitter that reports position, altitude, atmospheric data, and an FCC amateur radio call sign. It connects to earth-based stations using a protocol called Automatic Packet Reporting System and is tracked from the reports via the Internet. These experiments have been conducted for many years, often as a learning exercise for students to get them excited about science & technology.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poke78, post: 4223076, member: 4333"] Today’s article in the NY Post: [URL]https://nypost.com/2024/02/24/us-news/mysterious-high-altitude-hobbyist-balloon-left-us-airspace-overnight/[/URL] “The [URL='https://nypost.com/2024/02/23/us-news/high-altitude-balloon-of-unknown-origin-flying-over-western-us-report/']mysterious high-altitude balloon spotted soaring the Western US[/URL] Friday was simply a hobbyist device and has already left American airspace, according to a report.” Poke78 comment: translation of “hobbyist device” is that it was probably launched as an amateur radio experiment with the small payload box carrying a transmitter that reports position, altitude, atmospheric data, and an FCC amateur radio call sign. It connects to earth-based stations using a protocol called Automatic Packet Reporting System and is tracked from the reports via the Internet. These experiments have been conducted for many years, often as a learning exercise for students to get them excited about science & technology. [/QUOTE]
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