Topic: [Ongoing]Would you be interested in... High Altitude Ballooning? (Read 4994 times)
Holy crapballs.
August 16, 2014, 11:13:37 AM
August 16, 2014, 05:30:05 AM
So this was the final result 
2000 photos like this:
Like it?
2000 photos like this: Like it?
August 15, 2014, 04:17:08 PM
Relatively small ground track?
August 15, 2014, 06:36:50 AM
Found ALESP:
ALESP
Time: 2014-08-15 09:20:39
Position: 37.428667,-3.933095
Altitude: 1220 m Rate: -6.9 m/s
Max. Altitude: 29629 m
Temperature: 9C
Current Error: 0
Satellites: 8
Temperature, External: 9 °C
Receivers: ALTRACK
Man, that's really cool! To The Stratosphere!
August 15, 2014, 03:18:26 AM
Look for ALESP!!
http://spacenear.us/tracker/
http://spacenear.us/tracker/
August 14, 2014, 03:13:48 PM
Absolutely stunning! But at these extreme heights, isn't there quite a big risk that it lands somewhere unreachable, say in the middle of the ocean or someplace else where you can't collect it?
August 14, 2014, 12:47:38 PM
March 16, 2014, 02:56:10 PM
WOW NOW THIS IS SOMETHING EXTRA-ORDINARY !!! BOTH HANDS DOWN MAN 
March 11, 2014, 05:00:47 PM
Your quite welcome. Infact, if you look @ some of the amateur radio satellites that are in orbit & functional now..many only use 250 mW of transmit power, and they are actually in orbit.
-Enjoy
-Enjoy
March 11, 2014, 04:54:27 PM
Actually, considering the altitude of the ballon ( that is your HUGE HUGE advantage ), power levels on UHF and SHF ( microwave ) can be minimal. On VHF-UHF & Microwave frequencies, LOS ( line of sight ) is the advantage ( altitude ). I would dare say for a 30-40 km altitude, and a decent ground station for reception ( appropriate directional antenna ) you could keep TX power levels between 1-2 watts. When you get some free time.. take a look at this :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_Radio_High_Altitude_Ballooning
&
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_television
Enjoy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_Radio_High_Altitude_Ballooning
&
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_television
Enjoy
I will, thanks for the suggestion!
March 11, 2014, 04:29:30 PM
Actually, considering the altitude of the ballon ( that is your HUGE HUGE advantage ), power levels on UHF and SHF ( microwave ) can be minimal. On VHF-UHF & Microwave frequencies, LOS ( line of sight ) is the advantage ( altitude ). I would dare say for a 30-40 km altitude, and a decent ground station for reception ( appropriate directional antenna ) you could keep TX power levels between 1-2 watts. When you get some free time.. take a look at this :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_Radio_High_Altitude_Ballooning
&
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_television
Enjoy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_Radio_High_Altitude_Ballooning
&
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_television
Enjoy
March 11, 2014, 03:53:13 PM
True, theres different methods, amateur radio 'fast scan tv' is real time, and can be recieved with analogue tv tuners ..where there's a will..theres a way...fun project ..keep us posted
The problem is the power needed to transmit the info from 30km
March 11, 2014, 03:49:24 PM
True, theres different methods, amateur radio 'fast scan tv' is real time, and can be recieved with analogue tv tuners ..where there's a will..theres a way...fun project ..keep us posted
March 11, 2014, 03:44:09 PM
I'm not sure if the creator/experimentor has done this, but via amateur radio, you can send photos, and well..even real time video via an R.F. Downlink. Some of the necessary items may had a slight weight to the payload.. but all you would need is your Goverments amateur radio license and some basic know-how. Possition data via APRS (2m FM), and mabey a broad band 900 mhz or 1.2 g video downlink.. just a thought. Its pretty cool.
Data was sent by radio, and yes you can send images but as you mentioned you need more expensive and heavy components. Furthermore a lot of info has to be gathered and it takes a few minutes to receive a single picture.
March 11, 2014, 02:48:09 PM
I'm not sure if the creator/experimentor has done this, but via amateur radio, you can send photos, and well..even real time video via an R.F. Downlink. Some of the necessary items may had a slight weight to the payload.. but all you would need is your Goverments amateur radio license and some basic know-how. Possition data via APRS (2m FM), and mabey a broad band 900 mhz or 1.2 g video downlink.. just a thought. Its pretty cool.
March 06, 2014, 06:39:06 AM
Great, I am already looking forward to seeing the video.
It should be online somewhere in the 3th week of June?
It should be online somewhere in the 3th week of June?
Launch will probably be in August. June is the deadline to get the funds to do so.
March 05, 2014, 07:14:19 PM
Great, I am already looking forward to seeing the video.
It should be online somewhere in the 3th week of June?
It should be online somewhere in the 3th week of June?
March 05, 2014, 04:04:15 PM
You might already be planning this, but please do link to your final video. I love watching them. I guess we all dream of visiting space.
Sure!
March 05, 2014, 04:01:14 PM
You might already be planning this, but please do link to your final video. I love watching them. I guess we all dream of visiting space.
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