[HSIS] [Fwd: Re: Cheap APRS Tracker Solutions]

Tue Apr 13 10:45:17 CDT 2010

That should have read "I am interested*" but whatever.

From:

http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml?State=AL

25-Apr-2010
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Is that the site we are looking at? In that case it is Apr 25, and not May
1. One week less, but still manageable.

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Satyam Nayak <nayaksatyam at gmail.com>wrote:

> I am interesting in getting HAM rated too. I would think there would be
> other people around the shop too who would be interested in this. We could
> get them on board as well. And May 1 is just the right distance away...
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey,
>>
>>      Steve Conklin from Antitronics is a member of the local amature radio
>> club.  If he's licensed, perhaps he could help us on flights or help us get
>> our ratings.
>>
>>             - Ethan
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Matt <brimstone at the.narro.ws> wrote:
>>
>>>  Forwarding on. We need to get a ham on our team or get our ham licenses.
>>> Next test should be on May 1, so I'm going to look into that and start
>>> studying.
>>>
>>> #matt
>>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject: Re: Cheap APRS Tracker Solutions
>>> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:23:55 -0700 (PDT)
>>> From: Gary N. Dion <garydion at yahoo.com>
>>> To: me at garydion.com, wb8elk at aol.com, Matt <brimstone at the.narro.ws>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Matt,
>>>
>>>   Glad you could join us on Saturday.  I hope you received your payload
>>> back in good condition.  The balloon yours was on was not one of the two
>>> I helped retrieve, so I didn't get the opportunity to see it.  Sorry to
>>> hear the cellphone didn't work too well.  So did you get some cool
>>> pictures?
>>>
>>>   I'll let Bill weigh in on his tracking solution, as he is currently
>>> building a turnkey solution with the GPS receiver, microprocessor, and
>>> radio all on one board.  It really is an elegant design, and it's
>>> exactly what you need.  He can fill in the details of cost.
>>>
>>>   I haven't taken advantage of the hardware Bill has been developing
>>> yet, so my last tracker came in over the budget you are currently
>>> looking at.  I found my transmitter on ebay for $40, and the GPS
>>> receiver was $80.  Bill's solution is MUCH cheaper (and better!) than
>>> this now - just harder to solder.  And while I made boards for the
>>> WhereAVR, I believe the microprocessor circuit could be made on
>>> perfboard for well under $10, leaving $90 for a radio and GPS.  I
>>> haven't been through the code in a while, so regardless of if you want
>>> to go this way, I'll be going through it to freshen the design and make
>>> it easier to customize.
>>>
>>>   Most importantly, is there an amateur radio operator in your group so
>>> you can put your tracker on the air?  If not, it really isn't difficult
>>> for you to get a license given your predisposition for things technical.
>>>  Beyond a smattering of electronics knowledge, you just need to know a
>>> few regulations.  I can point you to some online resources, and local
>>> exams are given regularly.
>>>
>>> 73 (ham radio jargon meaning "Best Regards")
>>> -Gary, N4TXI
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Mon, 4/12/10, Matt <brimstone at the.narro.ws> wrote:
>>>
>>> > From: Matt <brimstone at the.narro.ws>
>>> > Subject: Cheap APRS Tracker Solutions
>>> > To: me at garydion.com, wb8elk at aol.com
>>> > Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 8:32 PM
>>> > Hello!
>>> >
>>> > First, thanks for letting us hitchhike on one of the
>>> > balloons this past
>>> > weekend. It was quite learning experience. One of the big
>>> > items we
>>> > learned is that we really need to get an ARPS based tracker
>>> > and not a
>>> > cell phone.
>>> >
>>> > Looking around online it looks like this isn't going to be
>>> > as cheap as
>>> > we'd like. Do either of you know of a cheap radio,
>>> > microcontroller, and
>>> > GPS solution for less than $100?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for your time!
>>> > #matt
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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