Here's an update on the ISU launch last weekend. It was the best flight I've seen in Idaho. No surface winds and a 20 mile flight that landed a few hundred...
... Very cool. We haven't quite been able to do that here yet, though we have had good luck being within a couple hundred yards as the payloads come down. ......
... with flanges that grip the tube) was placed on both sides of the cube. This worked pretty well for us. The tube was flexible enough to keep the line from...
... Our students used what appeared to be colored duct tape, but we weren't as concerned about weight. Is the Uline tape available at hobby stores? ... Can...
... It is. HobbyTown in boise has part of a wall dedicated to the stuff. It's a very thin tape. ... I'm working on it between classes. It's basically a...
Hi Mark, Congrats on a near-bushel-basket recovery! Not sure whose email from U. Idaho that you were quoting (Paul V?), but I ran a post-mortem on the line...
Mike Manes
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Oct 5, 2004 10:35 pm
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I've been using the 1/2" styrofoam on capsules in the past, and now with the BalloonSats. I suppose that if the edges had to be absolutely square, then a hot...
I'm attaching images of the harness I made yesterday, along with two images of BalloonSats that I assembled. In the next week I'll plan to run a strength and...
This is a photo taken by Dr. Chadwick during last week's ISU launch. So close, but no cigar! Paul The following section of this message contains a file...
I have made a traditional BalloonSat for comparison to my modifications. Here's what I have so far. I measured the weight of a 5" by 5" sheet of foamcore...
Hi Paul, I use a thin coat of dayglo orange Krylon on the external foamcore surfaces - mush lighter than Al duct tape. If shielding is needed, I use...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Oct 11, 2004 6:36 pm
1025
... The BalloonSats were launchiong only carry Hobo data loggers and cameras, so heat is not an issue. There's a large enough hole for the camera lens, that I...
Hi HArry, Geez, after that recovery of ours on GPSL, I figgered youse guys were FOND of mud :=}. If you can get to a 70 cm EME station this weeekend, you might...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Oct 14, 2004 5:37 am
1027
We've out here in the desert have learned NEVER to complain about precip! The prediction is moving N $ E, wid latest 105/94 from launch. So we may go with the...
Mike Manes
manes@...
Oct 15, 2004 8:02 pm
1028
Here's a place that's good for "common" parts when you don't want to pay $7 to ship a $3 part or don't have enough for a minimum order. ...
I continue to have very good luck with Digikey in Minnesota. I can order on Sunday evening, and have it in hand (Kansas) by Wednesday morning via ground...
I've used Glitchbusters and they are very responsive and also carry some hard to find parts...such as the MX-614. I use DigiKey for most of my orders and ...
wb8elk@...
Oct 23, 2004 5:40 am
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As requested by the Johnson County Radio Amateurs Club, after their auction today, we launched another balloon flight from the Marshall Ensor Farm Museum ...
I have a DeLorme Tripmate for sale for $30 postpaid. The unit has been modified to self-start as shown at http://wes.johnston.net/aprs/tripmate.htm . With the...
I now have a (presently bare-bones) GPSL 2005 page available at www.superlaunch.org. Thanks to Bill Brown WB8ELK for snagging this domain name. He has...
TVNSP now holds our top ONSET slot at 117,260ft. Standing by for more results. TNX es 73 de Ralph Wallio, WØRPK wallio@... ...
Ralph Wallio, W0RPK
wallio@...
Nov 8, 2004 12:48 pm
1041
Apoligies if you get copies from all four lists..... I've been poking around some websites for info on PCB layout software and companies that will manufacture...
Not quite the answer you're looking for.... I use Ares Lite by Labcenter electronics. It allows me to create a mask of the baord that I can shoot on my UV...
My recommendations: Board houses: www.expresspcb.com - They have a free PCB schematic capture and a free PCB layout program that works pretty well....$51 for 3...
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