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”
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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
Launch on April 2nd at 9am
We’re launching a pico balloon this Saturday morning, April 2nd at 9:00AM pacific time. 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
W6MRR-23: First Circumnavigation
Because of a flaky beacon, there have been just a few position reports. W6MRR-23 just phoned home over the Atlantic Ocean for a second time. The tracker problem seems to be due to counterfeit microcontrollers. I have another batch that should fix things.
SSTV Tethered Balloon – Sunday, March 6 @ 11:00AM @ Berkeley Marina
We’re trying something new this time: floating a tethered balloon with an ESP32-CAM that will transmit SSTV images on 20m, frequency 14.236MHz USB Mode Martin-1. This is a project that Kazu AG6NS has been working on recently, with some help from Martin W6MRR. To see this in person, go to the northern area of theContinue reading “SSTV Tethered Balloon – Sunday, March 6 @ 11:00AM @ Berkeley Marina”
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
Picoballoon Presentation at Pacificon 2021
sf-hab presented “Picoballooning in the Bay Area” at the Pacificon 2021 Amateur Radio convention at the San Ramon Marriott in San Ramon, California on October 16, 2021. Watch the recorded presentation.
W6MRR-20 Visits Great Lakes/Canada
W6MRR-20 was launched at 9 am PST October 9 from Berkeley Marina. It was transported overnight from NW Los Angeles to the Great Lakes. I am using new software to send Type 3 WSPR messages for better location but there’s a bug in the The AMSAT Argentina LU7AA website is really interesting – check itContinue reading “W6MRR-20 Visits Great Lakes/Canada”
High Altitude Balloon Launch 2021-09-04
High Altitude Balloon Launch – September 4, 2021 at 9am PDT – Berkeley Marina
SF-HAB 