There are a lot of details getting settled today before Thanksgiving and then there will be a flurry of activity on Friday in anticipation of Saturday’s launch. I think the theme for today is a series of 3-4 short updates broken up by subject so please bear with us. Some of these updates may be […]

Read more "Wednesday Update #1 – Cross-band Repeater"

One of the first questions people ask about balloon launches is always, “Where do you launch these things?” usually followed with “…and where do they land?” The short answer is that we don’t determine a launch location until 72-48 hours before launch. That location is based on calculating the balloon’s path through wind vectors across […]

Read more "Update on launch location (video!)"

Camera payload construction was completed LATE last night. I need to cover it with duct tape for visibility and added strength. I also need to figure out the mounting points to hang on the payload train. This payload will be accommodating dual 1080 GoPros on one side and a 4K video GoPro and 10 megapixel […]

Read more "Camera Payload Construction 90% Complete"

Getting some ‘science’ done this week. Testing GoPros in extreme < 0F temperatures and establishing a baseline for battery and SD card storage performance across 1080 and 4K cameras. The 1080HD camera batteries give out around 3 hours 20 minutes after consuming 38GB of 64GB. The 4K cameras run out of 64GB space after only […]

Read more "Super brief update – Camera testing"

On behalf of myself and the Baylor Amateur Radio Club I am happy to report that we have set a date and we are targeting a balloon launch on Saturday November 26th. Some details on APRS tracking and payload/repeater frequencies will be released ahead of time, but the launch location and precise time will be […]

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