The Yellow Thunder Amateur Radio club has been a part of many flights over the years, starting in 2008 with the N9LKY Memorial balloon flight.

N9LKY
The N9LKY memorial balloon flight was a success.
Launch time was 8:48am CDT on Saturday, August 9, 2008, from the Sauk County Fairgrounds in Baraboo.
The balloon reached a final recorded altitude of 101,640 feet above sea level around 11:11am CDT just east of Beloit, Wisconsin.
It’s final report was given at 11:58am CDT, 2 miles south of Marengo, Illinois. The package was retrieved within minutes.

 

A special thanks to our chase teams:
Len, N9QIP
Brad, KB9VMC & Chris, KC9IZG
Wayne, W9YYZ & Bill, KA9QFJ