Scouting America Troop One Jeffersonville Indiana

10/08/2026

Stop by the Troop 1 booth at Harvest Homecoming and grab yourself a delicious pumpkin roll!

10/04/2026

🎈📡 FOLLOW KD9UAS-11 LIVE!

Troop 1’s pico balloon is in the air, and you can follow its journey in real time!

The balloon transmits its position via APRS, letting us track its path, altitude, speed, and location as it travels.

You have two ways to track KD9UAS-11:

🌎 SondeHub Amateur Tracker
https://amateur.sondehub.org/KD9UAS-11

📡 APRS.fi
https://aprs.fi/ #!z=10&call=a%2FKD9UAS-11&timerange=21600&tail=21600

Both sites show the balloon's latest reported position and track its movement across the map.

The fun part is watching the flight develop and wondering:

🎈 How high will it go?
🌎 How far will it travel?
💨 Where will the winds carry it?
📡 How long will we continue receiving signals?

If you're following along, post a comment and let us know where KD9UAS-11 is when you check it!

This is a great example of how Scouting, amateur radio, weather, electronics, and STEM can all come together in one adventure.

Keep watching — the journey is just beginning!

10/04/2026

🎈📡 KD9UAS-11 IS AIRBORNE! 🚀

Troop 1 successfully launched our pico balloon today at 3:32 PM from New Albany, Indiana!

The balloon is flying under the amateur radio call sign KD9UAS-11, belonging to Sam S., a 17-year-old Life Scout and licensed amateur radio operator in Troop 1.

The payload is an APRS SkyTracker from Bill Brown, WB8ELK, which is transmitting the balloon's position as it travels.

🌎 Now the adventure really begins — where will KD9UAS-11 go?

Will it cross Indiana tonight?
How many states will it travel through?
How high will it climb?
And how long will it stay in the air?

You can follow KD9UAS-11 LIVE and watch its journey here:

📡 Live Tracking:
https://amateur.sondehub.org/KD9UAS-11

Projects like this give our Scouts the chance to experience amateur radio, electronics, atmospheric science, weather, engineering, and real-world STEM experimentation—and sometimes the experiment ends up traveling hundreds or even thousands of miles!

📅 Launch Date: October 4, 2026
🕞 Launch Time: 3:32 PM
📍 Launch Location: New Albany, Indiana
📡 Call Sign: KD9UAS-11

Check out our launch video and photos, and then follow along as we see where the winds take KD9UAS-11! 🎈🌎📡

Scouting + Amateur Radio + STEM = Adventure! ⚜️

10/04/2026

🎈📡 UP, UP, AND AWAY! TROOP 1 IS LAUNCHING A PICO BALLOON! 🚀

This Sunday, October 4, Troop 1 is sending another STEM adventure into the sky!

Our pico balloon will be flying under the amateur radio call sign KD9UAS-11, belonging to Sam S., a 17-year-old Life Scout and licensed amateur radio operator in Troop 1.

Sam is one of several Troop 1 members who have earned their amateur radio licenses, and this launch is a great example of how Scouting can bring together STEM, electronics, weather, radio communications, and hands-on experimentation. In addition to the "Normal" Scouting activities like camping, hiking, and canoeing. Troop 1 takes Scouting around the world on a balloon.

🎈 The balloon will carry an APRS SkyTracker designed by legendary balloon experimenter and amateur radio operator Bill Brown, WB8ELK.

📡 As the balloon travels, it will transmit its location using APRS — the Automatic Packet Reporting System — so we can follow its journey and see just how far it goes!

🚀 Mission Details

📅 Launch: October 4, 2026
📡 Call Sign: KD9UAS-11
👨‍🚀 Ham Operator: Sam S., Life Scout
🎈 Payload: APRS SkyTracker
🛠️ Designer: Bill Brown, WB8ELK

Where will KD9UAS-11 go?

Across Indiana?
Across several states?
Maybe even farther? Around the World?

That's part of the adventure!

Follow the Troop 1 page for launch photos, updates, tracking information, and the continuing journey of KD9UAS-11.

Tracking Website (aprs.fi): https://aprs.fi/ #!z=11&call=a%2FKD9UAS-11&timerange=604800&tail=604800

Scouting + Amateur Radio + STEM = Adventure! ⚜️📡🎈

09/24/2026

09/24/2026

Congratulations to Thomas B. Troop 1 newest Eagle Scout.

09/23/2026

Congratulations to Wyatt C on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout

07/12/2026

Tunnel Mill book Sale PopUp - July 18th

07/06/2026

Troop 1 scouts' reading of The Declaration of Independence at Warder Park a historic event.