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Old 04-02-2017, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by tbzep
Yes, but I don't see anything resembling an antenna, so I wonder if it's actually recording anything. Since the payload was a mouse for the biology dept and the caption says they were studying effects on cardiac and respiratory systems, you'd think they would be trying to monitor rate changes in real time.
It's also interesting that the caption says "upper atmosphere".
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Drop the skepticism. A 1 foot wire taped to the side of the rocket. Known silly short range from the visual rocket and the telemeter and a D13 with a small mouse aboard. How high could have it possibly gone? 500-300 feet? Believable.

I once talked by CB at night by skip from Upland, CA to Melbourne Australia for about 20 minutes. The weather conditions were right.

This sucker is line of sight 500 feet.

Research? Go old school. Inter-library loan!

Who wants to bet is was a D13-3?
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