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AG6NS-14 was launched 47 days ago and has sent reports every day since. Sadly one of it’s two balloons developed a leak and it came down in Lake Mono area – DM08MB. I decided to scope put the area and was surprised by how windy it was. There was a surprising lack of trees, especiallyContinue reading “Zombie Hunting at Mono Lake – Part 1”

We will have a table set up from Oct 20 – Oct 22. Martin W6MRR will be presenting on Sunday Oct 22nd at 3:30 pm. Maker Faire

On October 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse is set to occur. HamSCI is organizing a Solar Eclipse QSO Party to study the effects of the eclipse on the ionosphere before, during and after the event. The QSO Party will generate traffic for later analysis. Chabot Space and Science Center will be arranging telescope setupsContinue reading “Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP) – October 14, 2023 at Chabot Space & Science Center”

All of our recent flights have been testing new hardware and software. Kazu designed a new tracker based on the Raspberry Pi Pico board and the GPS/transmitter used on our ATMega328 based tracker. Tracker details. Work is underway to add new features but will take time. It will eventually be released as FOSS HW/SW. TheContinue reading “Kazu’s AG6NS Raspberry Pi RP2040 based tracker in beta test”

I have been working on how to handle the new version of the Yokohama balloons and revising some of my assumptions The new form of the balloon is different from the original is that the inlet valve has been removed and the heat seal goes to the end of the tab.  There is no paintContinue reading “David WB6TOU’s New Yokohama Balloon Preparation”

K6EAU was last heard from 2023-07-14 at 07:14 UTC over Japan.  It flew for 63 days and almost completed three laps.  This is our current record – we’ll see how long it holds.

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Steve K6WW parked by the robotic launcher at the appointed time and caught one being launched

We all hope this will lead nowhere but it couldn’t hurt to write your Senate/Congress representatives to let them know what you think.  SOAR Act Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023