Recovery
Many thanks to Peter, for finding our
equipment,
and for his interest in this operation. |
14 year old Peter Buck, of Capon Bridge,WV
found the K4LRG/B payloads and the remains of the balloon launched from the
PA/MD border by the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group on the 21st of July. The
condition of the payloads is good, as Peter kept the equipment indoors after
he found it while walking in the tall grass near his house on the evening
of July 28th. He called the toll free number on the instrument package and
Tom Dawson, WB3AKD, retrieved the equipment Sunday.
The equipment had been inactive since about seven hours after launch due
to battery discharge. The causes of the delays in re-acquiring the signal
after touch-down are being examined.
The film has been recovered from the camera. Due to rains Saturday, there
was some moisture is foam used in the camera payload package, but this does
not appear to have effected the camera. The interior of the camera was dry,
and the film re-wound easily after the batteries were replaced.
(Photo By Tom Dawson - WB3AKD and published
here with permission granted by Peter's mother to Norm Styer on July
30, 2001.) |
