Not sure about happy face. No Raspberry, but an APRS and/or WSPR transponder.
(You think they used WSPR to find it?) Typos Compliments of iPhone Chris Luppens
On Feb 16, 2023, at 2:27 PM, M Reiter via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
Let me get this straight, the GOVt spent a million dollars to shoot down a 10$ mylar happy face balloon with a $15 dollar raspberry Pi swinging on a string underneath it?
On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 12:35 PM Keith Dutson via BVARC < bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
I would like to meet the ham who paid for that balloon. Must be flush with cash.
73, Keith NM5G
On Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 10:28:57 AM CST, Gus Bernard via BVARC < bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
LOVE IT!
BTW, the Naval Academy's midshipmen balloon experiment site (linked under the pico balloon picture) is extremely interesting. I'm not a "ballooner," but that site piqued my interest!
Gus K5GMB
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