https://sites.google.com/view/miamihab/home Miami, Florida. Saturday September 21, 2019. Today, Stefan, DK3SB, assembled, programmed and and power up tested the tracker for the first of the four launches of the MIAMI HIGH ALTITUDE CIRCUMNAVIGATING BALLOON PROJECT. Tomorrow, Sunday September 22nd, weather permitting, and beginning after 1300 Z, should begin testing outside GPS reception and 20 meter WSPR transmission of the tracker. The tracker has been programmed with call sign: K4LCD . If interested, it should show up at WSPR 20M or at a tracking platform such as https://tracker.habhub.org/#!mt=roadmap&mz=11&qm=1_day&f=NASD01&q=!RS_*; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UTu06EXiRGlzn3zMwa-InWcumgurA1y4/view?usp=sharing Tracker while being assembled. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TaE0hBSR5QY_5aWX20uxDj-oK8hnj8K3/view?usp=sharing Assembled tracker before testing. Note: These pics taken today at DK3SB QTH in Germany. For additional information please visit our website at: https://sites.google.com/view/miamihab/home
Here you can see the results of the tests. Please visit: https://www.aprsdirect.com/sid/2549077/time/720, https://www.aprsdirect.com/sid/2549077/time/720 Tracking map view for station K4LCD-4; uTrak Telemetry Dashboard: https://utlm.loetlabor-jena.de/MIAMIHAB-1 [7:42 AM, 9/22/2019] Stefan Biereigel DK3SB: Here's what the payload transmits, you can see make out in which slots clouds covered the sun and therefore it did not transmit [7:43 AM, 9/22/2019] Stefan Biereigel DK3SB: So today's testing checked that the solar charging works and the transmissions work fine. Thanks Stefan for your invaluable technical advice on balloons, payload design and assembly, launch methodology planning, tracking, and the trackers. With thanks 73, Juan /K4LCD
Any new updates on the balloon flights ? Is there any time set for launch ? I am interested in your progress and have your flight page link ready - https://utlm.loetlabor-jena.de/MIAMIHAB-1 I have not seen any WSPR testing in the database for some time now,are you using the call sign K4LCD ? - http://wspr.vk7jj.com/ Jim,N2NXZ
Thank you Jim. Everything is on schedule. Any updates will be available at the Miami Pico Balloon Project website: https://sites.google.com/view/miamihab/home With regards, 73 Juan /K4LCD
