Friday, June 19, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Fw: Explorer report
T19.09 coord 43.70496 -65.28757 alt 147.6ft spd0.0mph hdg 0.0 tmp 54f 3.976v dbm -100.37 snr 5563
Last update from Ervin
Ervin writes:
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| Just arrived at my homesite..................As Bill stated ...sorry we could not retrieve the find...I started to climb the hardwood tree but quickly knew it was just too far up because it was hooked on the top of the maple tree...could clearly see the black box and Get well Soon....maybe 3 balloons when some air ....Good Coords...THANKS for the FUN experience...Ervin | |||
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The end of the road
It's over! Thanks again Bill and Ervin!
I would not have guessed it was as high as it is, but, I suppose the perspective was hard to get without knowing what we're looking at.
I would not have guessed it was as high as it is, but, I suppose the perspective was hard to get without knowing what we're looking at.
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Bill Powley <pongo61@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: Chris Fries <ccfries@yahoo.com>
Cc: Ervin Olsen <ervind@eastlink.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 10:25:26 AM
Subject: Emailing: balloon trip 011
balloon trip 011
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From: Bill Powley <pongo61@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: Chris Fries <ccfries@yahoo.com>
Cc: Ervin Olsen <ervind@eastlink.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 10:25:26 AM
Subject: Emailing: balloon trip 011
Chris, This is the final resting place for Ivory Global. We reached the site about 9 AM. The black box is approximately 40 feet up in a large maple tree and only 1 balloon appears to have remained inflated. The only way to retrieve the apparatus would be with a chain saw and the landowners permission would have to be obtained. Reaching the site requires traversing just under 1/2 mile of varying bush and woodland although most of it is dry it still requires a canoe to get from the end of the road to the side of the lake where the balloon is because the brook is quite deep and brackish making it very difficult to cross. I will send you a couple of other pictures later as will Ervin Hope this helps, it was a different Geocaching trip thats for sure Cheers--Bill
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Fw: Explorer report
T19.09 coord 43.70499 -65.28747 alt 88.5ft spd0.0mph hdg 0.0 tmp 72f 3.976v dbm -103.93 snr 4737
It is officially NO LONGER a coincidence that the last 3 updates are spaced by precisely 24 hours.
The RTC clock must be wet and only triggering on days and not minutes/seconds (how's that for a hare-brained theory)
-Chris
It is officially NO LONGER a coincidence that the last 3 updates are spaced by precisely 24 hours.
The RTC clock must be wet and only triggering on days and not minutes/seconds (how's that for a hare-brained theory)
-Chris
Friendly neighbors going the extra mile (literally)
Thanks again Bill and Ervin for this effort. Next time we'll try to land closer to a road!
Bill writes:
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Went this morning and talked to the guy who owns the private road that comes nearest and he has given us the go-ahead to use it so we are just trying to get our schedules together so we can make the attempt. It looks like we can get to within 2000 feet of the target by canoe from the end of the road so that is our plan. We will keep you posted as to our progress
---Bill
Bill writes:
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Went this morning and talked to the guy who owns the private road that comes nearest and he has given us the go-ahead to use it so we are just trying to get our schedules together so we can make the attempt. It looks like we can get to within 2000 feet of the target by canoe from the end of the road so that is our plan. We will keep you posted as to our progress
---Bill
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Fw: Explorer report
T19.09 coord 43.70494 -65.28759 alt 72.1ft spd0.0mph hdg 0.0 tmp 63f 3.976v dbm -100.18 snr 5070
Weak weak signal!!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Fw: Explorer report
T19.09 coord 43.70497 -65.28768 alt 118.1ft spd0.0mph hdg 0.0 tmp 54f 3.996v dbm -79.75 snr 14135
Waterlogged?
-Chris
Waterlogged?
-Chris
Fw: Explorer report
T7.12 coord 43.70506 -65.28754 alt 72.1ft spd0.0mph hdg 0.0 tmp 45f 3.996v dbm -77.18 snr 16994
Offline?
OK, well, it's been quiet for a while, likely affected by the weather. We might have some help tomorrow from some good neighbors in the area, to see if it can be recovered..
Overall it was a good flight. I think we learned a lot about how the sun affects our buoyancy and altitude, how fast we'll rise, and how bad our antenna is.
Stay tuned,
Chris Fries -- ccfries@yahoo.com
Overall it was a good flight. I think we learned a lot about how the sun affects our buoyancy and altitude, how fast we'll rise, and how bad our antenna is.
Stay tuned,
Chris Fries -- ccfries@yahoo.com
Fw: Explorer report
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Friday, June 5, 2009
Fw: Explorer report
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Fw: Explorer report
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Sleep, Icarus, sleep...
Sooner or later the phone will realize it's parked in a tree and stop sending updates so often. If the battery voltage dropped below 4.000 volts after the last MMS was sent, that would trigger a much longer sleep.
So...
Don't hold your breath longer than 2 hours and 10 minutes during the remaining daytime, and about 3 hours during the night. If it "appears to be moving" it might wake up every 1:10 or so, so don't be too surprised at that either.
-Chris
So...
Don't hold your breath longer than 2 hours and 10 minutes during the remaining daytime, and about 3 hours during the night. If it "appears to be moving" it might wake up every 1:10 or so, so don't be too surprised at that either.
-Chris
Fw: Explorer report
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Fw: Explorer report
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Weird picture!
Weird picture!
Fw: Explorer report
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Fw: Explorer report
Possibly-interesting picture.
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T13.43 coord 43.70461 -65.28793 alt -6.5ft spd0.5mph hdg 108.2 tmp 81f 4.037v dbm -98.68 snr 12386
Fw: Explorer report
T13.03 coord 43.70458 -65.28787 alt 52.4ft spd0.0mph hdg 0.0 tmp 72f 4.037v dbm -86.00 snr 12371
Fw: Explorer report
T9.40 coord 43.70451 -65.28776 alt 82.0ft spd0.0mph hdg 0.0 tmp 63f 4.058v dbm -86.87 snr 12664
Fw: Explorer report
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Sleepy night time. It'll send something more interesting in 2 hours (pictures?)
Sleepy night time. It'll send something more interesting in 2 hours (pictures?)
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