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<\/a><\/p>\nA balloon that originally came from California was found in a wooded area outside Liverpool, N.S., on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The mid-altitude balloon was part of a four-balloon, cross-continent race from the west coast to the eastern time zone. The silver Mylar balloon that was found in Nova Scotia was the winner.<\/p>\n The Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club and the Annapolis Royal Space Agency retrieved the balloon after its four-day journey.<\/p>\n “It’s been an interesting day,” said Alphonse Penney, a member of the radio club. “It was a good drive in on the roads and then slogging through the woods. Even though it was only 750 metres, it’s thick bush and it took a while to get in there. But we recovered it quite easily. We spotted it from 95 metres away.”<\/p>\n There was a position reporting system on board, so the Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club, with help from other amateur radio operators around the Liverpool area, was able to narrow the search field.<\/p>\n Read the full article from the CBC<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Retrieval ‘great example of international co-operation through amateur radio’ A balloon that originally came from California was found in a wooded area outside Liverpool, N.S., on Saturday. The mid-altitude balloon was part of a four-balloon, cross-continent race from the west coast to the … Continue reading