[AMSAT-UK] Schools in mass launch of 434 MHz balloons
 

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Schools in mass launch of 434 MHz balloons

Posted: 12 May 2016 12:32 PM PDT
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/05/12/scho...-mhz-balloons/

Successfully launched tracked and retrieved Credit Hobb Computer Services

TV presenter Jason Bradbury 2E0JAB was among those present at a mass launch
of 25 balloons transmitting in 434 MHz on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
Tracks of some of the balloons Credit PitsProject

Balloons from 25 schools were launched in batches of five from RAF Cosford.
Each balloon carried a payload incorporatingÂ*twoÂ*small cameras and the
Raspberry Pi In The Sky telemetry tracker. The balloons transmitted on
unique frequencies ranging from 434.040 to 434.790 MHz.

Jason Bradburys balloon reached an altitude of 33 km before it burst and
the payload parachuted back to Earth. The next problem was finding it. He
tweeted:

Call out to my radio amateur friends. Need help finding 434.04mhz telemetry
binary code

The balloon was eventually found stuck up a tall tree.

The event was featured on the BBC TV show Midlands Today.

Pi In The Sky telemetry board

http://pi-in-the-sky.com/

https://twitter.com/pitsproject

Sent into Space

http://sentintospace.com/

https://twitter.com/Sent_into_space
Getting ready for the launch Credit KMF Metal