Old Town Middle School Balloon Chase - 2014
Hunt Start: Friday, April 11, 2014 9:00 amHunt Finish: Saturday, April 12, 2014 5:00 pm
Hunt Log
Hunt Coordinator: n/a
Event Description: Mobile participants track the radio signal attached to a weather balloon as it flies across the state. When the balloon crashes back to earth, the team goes on foot to track its location and recover its payload.
Hunt Difficulty Rating: Extremely Challenging
Hunt Boundary Size: State Wide Hunt — Mississippi
Hunt Started: Friday, April 11, 2014 9:00 am
Hunt Paused: n/a
Hunt Restarted: n/a
Hunt Ended: Saturday, April 12, 2014 5:00 pm
Verified Finds: 6
First Hunter to Find (FTF): Rez Johnson (K1REZ)
Favorite Points: 3
Average Hunt Difficulty: Extremely Challenging
Competitors and Results
| Name | Callsign / ID | Found | Find Date / Time | FTF | Elapsed | Mileage | Position | Difficulty | Favorite Point | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rez Johnson | K1REZ | Yes | Tuesday, February 11, 2014 | Yes | Not Recorded | Not Recorded | 1 | Extremely Challenging | Yes | The most difficult Balloon Chase my son and I have ever been on. And the most rewarding! We were the first to find it, then led a crew of folks through a deep creek, through a bamboo grove, and through the swamps to the balloon. It was so high up in the trees that we had to come back the next day to cut the trees down with a chain saw. Bill (N5VEI) awarded my son (W5JMJ) and I two geocoins that had traveling into space in the balloon's payload as our reward for being the first to find the balloon and leading everyone to it. View the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFovpNukmwY Read about our adventure here: https://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?tracker=TB2V71R |
| McLeod Johnson | W5JMJ | Yes | Friday, April 11, 2014 | No | Not Recorded | Not Recorded | 2 | Extremely Challenging | Yes | Found and Recovered with my Dad. Lots of Mud and Fun! |
| Caleb Johnson | Hunter002 | Yes | Friday, April 11, 2014 | No | Not Recorded | Not Recorded | 3 | Extremely Challenging | Yes | Found with my Dad and Brother |
| Robert Errington | AG5B | Yes | Friday, April 11, 2014 | No | Not Recorded | Not Recorded | 4 | Extremely Challenging | No | |
| Bill Richardson | N5VEI | Yes | Friday, April 11, 2014 | No | Not Recorded | Not Recorded | Not Recorded | Extremely Challenging | No | |
| Vincent Webb | N5WXW | Yes | Friday, April 11, 2014 | No | Not Recorded | Not Recorded | Not Recorded | Extremely Challenging | No |
Hunt Status Closed
Hunt Name: Old Town Middle School Balloon Chase - 2014
Transmitter Name: Old Town Balloon Transmitter
Scheduled Start: Friday, April 11, 2014 9:00 am
Scheduled End: Saturday, April 12, 2014 5:00 pm
Hunt Started: Friday, April 11, 2014 9:00 am
Hunt Paused: n/a
Hunt Restarted: n/a
Hunt Ended: Saturday, April 12, 2014 5:00 pm
Hunt Boundaries: The entire state of Mississippi
Starting Location: All Hunters will meet at: Old Town Middle School, Ridgeland, MS
Event Type: High Altitude Balloon Chase & Recovery
Event Description: Mobile participants track the radio signal attached to a weather balloon as it flies across the state. When the balloon crashes back to earth, the team goes on foot to track its location and recover its payload.
Hunt Coordinator: n/a
Hosting Club or Organization: Old Town Middle School
Hunt Difficulty Rating: Extremely Challenging
Hunt Boundary Size: State Wide Hunt — Mississippi
Transmitter Frequency: 146.565
Signal Type: Voice Recording
Specific Signal: n/a
Transmit Cycle: n/a
Transmitter Power: n/a
Antenna Polarization: Vertical
Hunter Mileage: Not collected for this Hunt Session
Placed: n/a
Retrieved: n/a
Verified Finds: 6 · Favorite Points: 3
First-To-Find: Rez Johnson (K1REZ)
Lowest Mileage Finder: Not Collected
Shortest Time Finder: Not Available
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