Rules & Regulations
- FAA Title 14, Part 101 Rules of the road for flying anything balloon
- FCC Part 22 No cell phone operation from a balloon
- FCC Part 97 Rules of the road for ham radio in the US
- ITU Regulations QRT over United Kingdom, North Korea& Yemen
- Treaty on Open Skies – International rules on unarmed surveillance flights
Getting Started
- General Discussion on Balloons
- HAB How-To – Overlook Horizons HAB
- B-Line to Space: The Scientific Balloon Story NASA Video
- Picoballooning presentation at Pacificon 2021
Launch Operations
- How to file a NOTAM for balloon launch
- Choosing the Time and Place For A Launch
- Measuring Free lift
- The Rate of Ascent
- Pico Balloon Float Calculator xls
Balloon Physics & Design
- Balloon Weight Considerations
- On The Use Of Hydrogen and Helium
- Considerations for generating your own hydrogen
- Preparation of the clear chinese balloons
- Superpressure
- Altitude, Superpressure and Volume Calculations
- Scientific Ballooning Handbook – National Center for Atmospheric Research
Tracking & Telemetry Hardware
- Bryan’s repurposed RS41 tracker
- How to build a WSPR Jetpack Tracker
- Kazu’s RP2040 WSPR + SSTV + APRS Tracker
- Walter’s LoRa APRS Tracker