Tag Archives: Experimental

Hellschreiber

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Steve Smith

One of the real pleasures of having Amateur Radio as a hobby is the amazing breadth it covers. There are so many facets, to it. One facet is the transmission modes available to experiment with. My first love in radio … Continue reading →

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Vayu-1 Re-launch Announcement

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Steve Smith

I’m going to re-launch VAYU-1 on Sunday 3rd November 2013 from Shenstone Park in Crayford. Hopefully, all being well with weather etc. we will launch at around 12:30pm. The site is 36m above sea level and so gives nice clearance … Continue reading →

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Introducing Vayu

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Steve Smith

So, I have a HabDuino and that will be launched once I’ve got used to the whole set of logistics that are involved in HAB. I’d also like it to do something special rather then just send the normal telemetry … Continue reading →

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Trackers

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Steve Smith

Having sorted my login out and designed a logo for this project, I can continue. In the early days of my interest in HAB I discovered the website Spacenear.us This site plots all the current flights of HAB’s around the … Continue reading →

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HAB Are you interested?

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Steve Smith

HAB or High Altitude Ballooning has been an interest of mine for just a couple of months. I first became aware of it when I saw Dave Akerman on a children’s programming programme on the BBC. HAB is the practice … Continue reading →

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