Thanks, Bill.
Those interested can view SBARC's ADS-B aircraft tracking system (“VirtualRadar”) at:
www.earthspot.net
More info at: https://www.sbarc.org/ads-b-aircraft-tracking/
Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM Co-Chair, Telecommunications Services Committee Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, Inc. a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation
www.levi.maaia.com +1.805.604.5384
From: Bill Talanian via SBARC-list sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com Reply: Bill Talanian w1uuq@cox.net Date: May 22, 2019 at 15:23:09 To: sbarc list sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com Subject: [Sbarc-list] ADS-B flight
Another FIRST for SBARC from Dave Johnson, NF6F.
The local VirtualRadar system is a development project by Ludovico Cavedon, N6LUD, and Levi Maaia, K6LCM. It operates from Santa Ynez Peak, Diablo Peak, Gravel Peak, Sulphur Peak, and San Carlos.
Bill Talanian
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: ADSB Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 15:16:08 -0500 From: DAVID JOHNSON avlstrike@gmail.com To: w1uuq@cox.net
Hi Bill:
Quite some time ago you sent me a link to a "Virtual Radar" site that shows aircraft tracks generated by ADSB. I look at it now and then, and happened to do so this morning. I zoomed out and noticed a highly unusual track over Arizona. Investigating, I noticed that it had a very high altitude (60k+) and slow groundspeed - so it had to be a balloon. So it was. It is N105WV - the launch of a "Stratollite" You can get more info here: https://www.worldview.space/%C2%A0.Check it out!
Update: I looked again just now, and the object is now over NW Arizona - about over the Grand Canyon. There is another one that shows up as "ICARUS1" over the Petrified Forest in Eastern AZ. Both are at around 55000 feet now.
BTW: adding a filter to exclude anything below 50K feet clears up the clutter remarkably.
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