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UBSEDS18 around the world balloon

Posted: 19 Sep 2016 02:31 PM PDT
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/09/19/ubse...world-balloon/

UBSEDS18 Solar Powered Balloon

A UK student built balloon carrying APRS and 434 MHz payloads is expected
to complete its 2nd circumnavigation of the northern hemisphere on Tuesday
afternoon .

The solar powered UBSEDS18 was developed by students at Bristol University
and launched on Wednesday, August 17. Since then it has traveled in an
easterly direction for over 62,000 km and is expected to cross Normandy on
September 20.

The inovative balloon utilizes a LIC1235R 40F li-ion supercapacitor to
enabled continued transmission after sunset.

UBSEDS18

https://twitter.com/bristolseds

http://www.bristol-seds.co.uk/hab/fl.../ubseds18.html

https://tracker.habhub.org/#!mt=road...S18&q=UBSEDS18

Richard Meadows M0SBU, who worked on the development of UBSEDS18, took the
amateur radio training courses run by the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society
(CARS) at Danbury in Essex. Further information on the courses is available
from the CARS Training Coordinator, Christopher G0IPU

Tel: 07908-107951

Email: training2016 at g0mwt.org.uk

Web: http://g0mwt.org.uk/training