Re: [amsat-bb] potential Balloon launch

["Robert Bruninga" <bruninga@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> "David P. Goncalves" <dpg@coe.neu.edu> 8/18/04 3:54:33 PM >>>
>This disadvantage for [balloons] could be a benefit 
>for drift bouys.  Put it into the air with a balloon, let it fly 
>over the ocean and drop into it. It'll drift unill it either dies 
>or bumps into land. Every so often it could transmit a 
>position packet, up to a satellite for relay.

Yes, we have a project to do just that.  See 
http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/buoy.html

We just completed a test by placing a THD7 inside
a sailboat headed up the coast.  We got 3 positions
back via ARISS.  For our real experiment, we hope
PCSAT2 will be in orbit by then...

Bob
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