Heh, we wanted to do the same thing. We got it running but it fell prone to a few issues that we have since remedied (RFI being the main one).
I would love to include that in the payload if/when it gets done! KG4SGP - Jim Torrie Fischer <[email protected]> wrote: >On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 08:10:57 PM Jimmy Carter wrote: >> June 4th sounds great for me. >> >> So far as the high altitude balloon goes: >> >> tl;dr: a month or so. >> >> We're hesitating on choosing a date for this until we know that our >> telemetry is working flawlessly. It kinda bit us in the butt on our >last >> flight. That being said it shouldn't be too long before enough of our >> systems are a "GO" that we choose a date and can answer that question >> better. >> >> When w8upd.org is up we have some reading material on the page from >our >> last launch as well as audio from the cross band repeater that we >flew >> on it. > >Cool. I'd like to maybe include an RPI, a USB camera, and a small >battery to >power it for a period of time, or something similar. > >> >> KG4SGP - Jim >> >> On 05/22/2013 07:43 PM, Torrie Fischer wrote: >> > On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 07:25:01 PM Jimmy Carter wrote: >> >> I would probably say at least every two weeks. Every week would be >> >> preferable. Something like an hour or an hour and a half long >talk. The >> >> technician test (first license) isn't incredibly technical with >most of >> >> the >> >> questions geared toward safety and the like. The hardest thing >would >> >> probably be recognizing frequency allocations. >> >> >> >> Should we start a new thread to gauge interest? Or have an >interest >> >> meeting/presentation/demonstration some night? >> > >> > Lets have an interest meeting. Wanna do it two tuesdays from now on >the >> > 4th?> >> >> W8UPD (U of A's ham club) just got done launching a high altitude >balloon >> >> and are planning to do another sometime this summer. That could be >fun to >> >> talk about. >> > >> > That'd be super excellent to have. >> > >> >> PS: if anyone wants to pre-assemble something under 2lbs to go in >the >> >> balloon payload (understanding its not guaranteed to come back) We >will >> >> give you a free ride to near space (about 90,000-100,000ft). >> > >> > What kind of time do we have to do this? >> > >> >> Torrie Fischer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 07:07:25 PM Jimmy Carter wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> If there is enough interest I'd be happy to help teach the >course. >> >>> >> >>> Ham radio >> >>> is a fun hobby that complements hacking and hacker spaces very >nicely. >> >>> >> >>> How would you want to do it? Weekly? Monthly? >> >>> >> >>>> I've read about the HSMM using off the shelf wifi equipment but >have >> >>> >> >>> never >> >>> seen one running. Its cool stuff though. >> >>> >> >>>> KG4SGP - Jim >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Torrie Fischer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 06:38:41 PM Justin Herman wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Might be really cool to setup a node at synhak. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Torrie Fischer ><[email protected]> >> >>> >> >>> wrote: >> >>>> On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 04:57:47 PM Justin Herman wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Anyone ever do anything with this? >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> http://hsmm-mesh.org[1]/ >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -------------------- >> >>>> >> >>>> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss[2] >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -------------------- >> >>>> >> >>>> _http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_ >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -------------------- >> >>>> >> >>>> _http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_ >> >>>> >> >>>> -------------------- >> >>>> >> >>>> _http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_ >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -------- >> >>>> [1] http://hsmm-mesh.org >> >>>> [2] http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Discuss mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Discuss mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >_______________________________________________ >Discuss mailing list >[email protected] >http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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