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Sunday, October 19, W6MRR-35 was launched. This was the third battery powered version, in an attempt to extend transmissions past solar generation “sunset”. The payload was very similar to the previous -33 flight. After a full week of successful testing, immediately after launch, only a few transmissions were heard, and they were very weak. WeContinue reading “Battery Powered Pico W6MRR-34 Launch”

Saturday, August 23, W6MRR-33 was launched. This was the second battery powered prototype, in an attempt to extend transmissions past solar generation “sunset”. Being very light weight with ~ 10 g for a typical payload doesn’t leave many options for batteries.  Floating at ~ 40 K’, temperatures range from -50 C to -70 C.  UsualContinue reading “Battery Powered Pico W6MRR-33”