[Noisebridge-discuss] Spacebridge launch planning meeting, Sunday 1/10, 5pm

[Mikolaj Habryn]

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Jonathan Lassoff <jof at thejof.com> wrote:
> Excerpts from Mikolaj Habryn's message of Wed Jan 06 14:24:29 -0800 2010:
>>   * communications
>>     * APRS?
>
> I'm definitely interested in the APRS/tracking part.
> Somewhere I have a TinyTrack2 that you can hook to power, NMEA GPS data,
> and jack some audio into your radio and it will generate the needed
> tones.
>
> This could probably be minuturized into anything that can generate the
> tones needed for an AX.25 link (Bell 202).

I know nothing about radio :P how much power and weight would a
transmitter sized for 30 miles clear-air range require?  And it is
feasible to have a bidirectional link, or would it require being able
to orient an antenna on the balloon itself?

m.

>
> --j
>