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== External links==
== External links==
* [http://www.geocities.com/icdx_australia/index.html ICDX]A specialist DX group interested in long distance terrestrial VHF/UHF television and FM radio signals.
* [http://www.geocities.com/icdx_australia/index.html ICDX]A specialist DX group interested in long distance terrestrial VHF/UHF television and FM radio signals.
==Amateur Balloon Records ==
=== Highest Altitude===
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Highest GPS Reported Maximum Altitude (feet ASL)</span></strong><span
style='font-family:Arial'><br>
<div align=center>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0
style='border-collapse:collapse'>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:Arial'>RANK</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><b><span style='font-family:Arial'>ALTITUDE</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:Arial'>DATE</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><b><span style='font-family:Arial'>MISSION/PROGRAM</span></b></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>1</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp; 125,449</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>20May08</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>PBH-7 (LM/Cornell U)</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>2</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp; 122,323</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>15Nov08</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>LASA-3</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>3</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp; 120,522</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>20Mar99</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>Norm Kjome (KB7ZJT)</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>4</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp; 118,946</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>27Dec04</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>TVNSP-TV04G</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>5</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp; 118,647</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>26Dec04</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>HiBall-3 (WB8ELK)</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>6</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp; 118,352</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>14Jul05</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>ISU/HABET L-93</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>7</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp; 118,011</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>22Apr06</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>WV-4</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>8</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp; 117,597</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>11Aug07</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>SABLE-III</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>9</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp; 117,460</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>08Jan00</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>SSOK (WBØDRL)</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>10</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp; 117,331</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>04Dec04</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>SSOK (WBØDRL)</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
===Longest Great Circle Distance, Release to Touchdown===
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0
style='border-collapse:collapse'>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:Arial'>RANK</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:Arial'>MILES</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:Arial'>DATE</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=367 valign=top style='width:274.95pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:Arial'>MISSION/PROGRAM</span></b></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>1</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp;3,361.81</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>10Mar08</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=367 valign=top style='width:274.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>UTARC SNOX-IV &nbsp;ZP
  trans-Atlantic floater</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>2</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp;1,411.41</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>17Dec05</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=367 valign=top style='width:274.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>HiBall-6 (WB8ELK) last known
  position</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>3</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp;1,201.18</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>18Dec04</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=367 valign=top style='width:274.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>HiBall-2 (WB8ELK) last known
  position</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>4</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp;1,162.45</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>21Mar09</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=367 valign=top style='width:274.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>PBH-8 (LM/Cornell U)</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>5</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  933.54</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>15Mar07</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=367 valign=top style='width:274.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>GPA ZP (Grosse Pointe Academy)</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>6</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  775.31</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>29Dec06</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=367 valign=top style='width:274.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>ANSR-33 (ES-OS ZP floater)</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>7</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  703.02</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>08Jan00</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=367 valign=top style='width:274.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>SSOK (WBØDRL)</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>8</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  625.55</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>18Dec04</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=367 valign=top style='width:274.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>HB Minnow (N4TXI) last known
  position</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>9</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  589.39</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>01Dec07</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=367 valign=top style='width:274.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>UTARC UX-19 ZP</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td width=61 valign=top style='width:46.05pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:
  Arial;color:red'>10</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=96 valign=top style='width:71.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><strong><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  562.64</span></strong></p>
  </td>
  <td width=84 valign=top style='width:63.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;
  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial;
  color:red'>16Feb04</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=367 valign=top style='width:274.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
  <p><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'>Solar Tetroon (Grosse Pointe
  Academy)</span></p>
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
==External Links==
[http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/ARHABrecords.htm  Amateur radio High Altitude Ballooning Flight Records]




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Related wiki pages: Bands, Propagation

Microwave Records

Correct in May 2008!

Dates shown as:  day.month.year 
BAND (GHz) DX (km)
CALLSIGN (from)
LOCATOR
CALLSIGN (to)
 LOCATOR MODE DATE
1.3 WORLD
4143
KH6HME
BK29
 XE2/N6XQ DL29 CW 15 JULY 1989
1.3 EME
18773
PA0SSB
JO11WI
 ZL3AAD RE66GR CW/SSB 13 JUNE 1983
2.3 WORLD
3980
 N6CA
DM03TS
 KH6HME BK29GO CW 14 JULY1994
2.3 EME
16969
 G3LTF
IO91GG
 VK3NX QF21EX SSB/CW 29 SEPT 2007
3.4 WORLD
3980
N6CA
DM03TS
 KH6HME BK29GO CW 28 JULY 1991
3.4 EME
16969
 G3LTF
IO91GG
 VK3NX QF21EX CW 16 JULY 2007
5.7 WORLD
3980
N6CA
DM03TS
 KH6HME BK29GO CW 29.JULY.1991
5.7 EME
16467.9
 VK3NX
QF21EX
 LX1DB JN39CO CW 23 AUG 2006
10 WORLD
2079
4X/DJ4AM
Netanya,
I/DJ3KM Lampedusa
SSB 25 JUNE 2000
10 EME
18340
ZL1GSG
RF72GV
 DJ7FJ JM68DH CW 1 MARCH 1997
24 WORLD
544
WW2R/5
EM41HC
 W5LUA EM13QC CW
07 SEPT 2002
24 EME
9512
 AA6IW
CM87VI
 RW3BP KO85WS CW 21 APRIL 2002
47 WORLD
343
 AD6FP
DM07BS
 W6QI DM04MS SSB? 30 OCT 2005
47 EME
9967
 AD6FP
DM04MS
 RW3BP KO85WS CW
23 JAN2005
75/76 WORLD
175.3
W0EOM,
CM88QQ
 KF6KVG CM97AE CW 16 NOV 2001

122 WORLD

114
WA1ZMS/4
EM96UR
 W4WWQ/4
FM07FM
CW
18 JAN 2005
134/136 W
114.4
 WA1ZMS/4
EM96UR
 W4WWQ/4 FM07FM FSK W 26 FEB 2006
145 WORLD
79.6
WA1ZMS/4
EM96WX
 W2SZ/4 FM07FM CW 12 JAN 2003
241 WORLD
61.8
W2SZ/4
FM07FM
 W4WWQ EM97XE CW FSK 3 DEC 2003
322 WORLD
1.4
WA1ZMS/4
FM07JI
 W4WWQ/4 FM07JI WBFM 4 MAR 2003
403 WORLD
1.4
 WA1ZMS/4
FM07JI
 W4WWQ/4 FM07JI CW 21 DEC 2004
411 WORLD
0.05
DB6NT/P
JO60TH
 DL1JIN/P JO60TH SSB 06 JAN 1998
light WORLD
167
VK7MJ

Mt Barrow,

VK7JG & VZJA Mt Wellington, AM 19 FEB 2005

External links

  • ICDXA specialist DX group interested in long distance terrestrial VHF/UHF television and FM radio signals.

Amateur Balloon Records

Highest Altitude

Highest GPS Reported Maximum Altitude (feet ASL)

RANK

ALTITUDE

DATE

MISSION/PROGRAM

1

  125,449

20May08

PBH-7 (LM/Cornell U)

2

  122,323

15Nov08

LASA-3

3

  120,522

20Mar99

Norm Kjome (KB7ZJT)

4

  118,946

27Dec04

TVNSP-TV04G

5

  118,647

26Dec04

HiBall-3 (WB8ELK)

6

  118,352

14Jul05

ISU/HABET L-93

7

  118,011

22Apr06

WV-4

8

  117,597

11Aug07

SABLE-III

9

  117,460

08Jan00

SSOK (WBØDRL)

10

  117,331

04Dec04

SSOK (WBØDRL)

Longest Great Circle Distance, Release to Touchdown

RANK

MILES

DATE

MISSION/PROGRAM

1

 3,361.81

10Mar08

UTARC SNOX-IV  ZP trans-Atlantic floater

2

 1,411.41

17Dec05

HiBall-6 (WB8ELK) last known position

3

 1,201.18

18Dec04

HiBall-2 (WB8ELK) last known position

4

 1,162.45

21Mar09

PBH-8 (LM/Cornell U)

5

    933.54

15Mar07

GPA ZP (Grosse Pointe Academy)

6

    775.31

29Dec06

ANSR-33 (ES-OS ZP floater)

7

    703.02

08Jan00

SSOK (WBØDRL)

8

    625.55

18Dec04

HB Minnow (N4TXI) last known position

9

    589.39

01Dec07

UTARC UX-19 ZP

10

    562.64

16Feb04

Solar Tetroon (Grosse Pointe Academy)

External Links

Amateur radio High Altitude Ballooning Flight Records


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