Category Archives: Payloads

JOTA 2014 Launch

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Steve Smith

Time does wizz by! It’s almost the day of my next launch. I was invited to the JOTA event by Mike Lynn G1KOT in order to launch a balloon and demonstrate HAB tracking to the Scouts & Cubs at Kingston … Continue reading →

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AVR/Arduino Timing Issue with fresh ATMEGA328p

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Steve Smith

I’d like to draw attention to an issue I’ve experienced building the latest VAYU-NTX v1.04 board. I had previously built one that suffered from the same issue but I ended up very frustrated and this probably contributed to my having … Continue reading →

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VAYU-NTX v1.05

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Steve Smith

It’s been a while since I posted here. I took a (LONG) break from things electronic and HAB. However, I have gradually gotten back into things. I have designed an minimal Arduino™ board, minDUINO, design files available on ProjectAVR. This … Continue reading →

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Launch Announcement – [POSTPONED]

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Steve Smith

[UPDATE 21/01/2014] Due to the wind direction predictions, I have postponed this launch. I will still be giving the talk at the North Kent Radio Society, just sans launch. Watch for launch announcements in the coming weeks. All being well, … Continue reading →

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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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Released!

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Steve Smith

I’ve been busy testing the VAYU-NTX PCB and cobbling together code to enable it to send telemetry. I have managed to combine Anthony Stirk‘s RTTY demo code and Matthew Beckett‘s NORB 3 code along with a few snippets of Chris … Continue reading →

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Evolution

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Steve Smith

Tuesday 19th saw delivery of the VAYU-NTX v1.03 prototype PCBs from Hackvana. I am really pleased with the consistency of quality and finish on their PCBs. I chose a blue colour this time and I really like it. It’s not … Continue reading →

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VAYU-1 1st Flight

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Steve Smith

On Sunday 20th October, I set off to Youlbury with my friends Graham, Theresa and young Sebastian to launch VAYU-1 for the Scout JOTA day. In the preceeding week, I’d checked the weather forecast and it consistently said that it … Continue reading →

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An added boost!

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Steve Smith

Before I regale you with the full VAYU-1 launch story, I would like to share with you a small success. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will know that I took the original CHEAPO Tracker design … Continue reading →

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Vayu v1.01 PCBs

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Steve Smith

I just wanted to do a quick post to show the VAYU v1.01 PCBs that just arrived fresh from Hackvana. They are absolutely top quality. I’m amazed that the text came out despite being out of tolerance. I decided that … Continue reading →

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