Category Archives: launch

Launch on May 14th at 9am

We’re launching a pico balloon this Saturday morning, May 14th at 9:00 AM pacific time. The callsign on WSPR will be K6RGG-14. If you’re in the area and would like to see the launch, please join us at the Berkeley Marina on the north side on Marina Blvd. See the map link below for theContinue reading “Launch on May 14th at 9am”

Launch on April 23rd at 9am

We’re launching a pico balloon this Saturday morning, April 23rd at 9:00 AM pacific time. If you’re in the area and would like to see the launch, please join us at the Berkeley Marina on the north side on Marina Blvd. See the map link below for the location. https://goo.gl/maps/MMQV1r6QkAc6164D6 The balloon will be reportedContinue reading “Launch on April 23rd at 9am”

Launch on April 17th at 9am

We’re launching a pico balloon this Sunday morning, April 17th at 9:00 AM pacific time. If you’re in the area and would like to see the launch, please join us at the Berkeley Marina on the north side on Marina Blvd. See the map link below for the location. https://goo.gl/maps/MMQV1r6QkAc6164D6

Pico Balloon SSTV on 20 m – First Light

Last Sunday Kazu AG6NS and I tried putting up a tethered pico balloon up flying Kazu’s SSTV code on a ESP-32. It was sending “Martin-1” mode SSTV directly modulating a Si5351 clock generator chip. Due to slow but steady light winds it spent most of the time flying horizontally. We will have something ready toContinue reading “Pico Balloon SSTV on 20 m – First Light”

Launch on February 27th at 9am

We’re launching a pico balloon this Sunday morning, February 27th at 9:00AM pacific time. Additionally, there may be testing of a separate SSTV camera equipped payload. The launch site is on the south-west side of the Berkeley Marina. See the map below for the position. https://goo.gl/maps/EfSxrt9wGARLZXMJ8

Launch on January 30th at 9am

We’re launching a pico balloon this Sunday morning, January 30th at 9:00 AM pacific time. If you’re in the area and would like to see the launch, please join us at the Berkeley Marina on the north side on Marina Blvd. See the map link below for the location. https://goo.gl/maps/MMQV1r6QkAc6164D6