There will be no WGARS December Meeting on 12/09/2025 due to the club Christmas Party. If you RSVP'd, we'll see you there!

Current Balloon Flight Tracking

We are currently flying a "Pico Balloon". Unlike a typical weather balloon payload, the Pico Balloon flies at a "cruising" altitude in an effort to circumnavigate the globe. Our balloon is flying a "Skytracker", which sends location information every 10 minutes on the "20 meter" band, around 14.10 mhz. Stations around the world listen for transmissions on this frequency and log them to a central database which can be accessed via the internet. You can monitor its progress at this site. December 25th Update: The balloon has not checked in since December 23rd, but is flying in an area with few receiving stations and the tracking system seems to be having some issues, so we're optimistic we'll be hearing from Pico II soon.
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Upcoming Events

Mon Dec 08 @ 8:00PM
Club Net on 146.640mhz
Thu Dec 11 @ 8:00PM
Carroll ARES Net
Sat Dec 13 @ 9:00AM
Holiday Foxhunt
Mon Dec 15 @ 8:00PM
Club Net on 146.640mhz
Thu Dec 18 @ 8:00PM
Carroll ARES Net
Sat Dec 20 @ 9:00AM
WGARS Breakfast
Mon Dec 22 @ 8:00PM
Club Net on 146.640mhz
Thu Dec 25 @ 8:00PM
Carroll ARES Net
Mon Dec 29 @ 8:00PM
Club Net on 146.640mhz
Thu Jan 01 @ 8:00PM
Carroll ARES Net
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