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Re:Amateur Radio on the International Space Station by chrissnell on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @10:50AM (#16376617)
If you find AMSAT interesting, you'll probably also enjoy the high altitude ballooning (HAB) projects. This guy [0] built an 11-gram transponder payload and floated it up on what was, essentially, a mylar party balloon. It circled the globe at least once and came ashore over the northwestern U.S. near Tacoma, WA and I was lucky enough to pick it up on a handheld radio while standing in my backyard [1].

[0] https://amsat-uk.org/2014/07/31/434-mhz-balloon-b-64-complet...

[1] https://imgur.com/a/2qEC0

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Re:Amateur Radio on the International Space Station by stilldavid on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @11:04AM (#16376763)
Hey Chris, Dave KI6YMZ here :) We did a SOTA peak many years ago in CO together!

You should check out HIRF-6 as well. Similar payload, and has been airborne since September of 2016!

https://www.qrp-labs.com/circumnavigators.html

https://aprs.fi/info/a/HIRF-6

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Re:Amateur Radio on the International Space Station by chrissnell on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @09:32PM (#16381494)
Hey Dave! That was a fun trip. For those that are wondering what we're talking about, Dave and I once carried a bunch of amateur radio equipment up a Colorado peak in the middle of a brutally cold snowstorm. Video: https://youtu.be/g850RIQp6rA

Thanks for the HIRF-6 link. That's unbelievable! Hope you are doing well.

EDIT: woah. M0XER did 8 circumnavigations. That's unbelievable. I wonder if that is a record for a man-made, atmospheric object.

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Re:Amateur Radio on the International Space Station by th0ma5 on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @12:22PM (#16377413)
I always wondered... This thing is in Class A airspace? I'm sure an accident would be rare, but do airports issue NOTAMs for these?
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Re:Amateur Radio on the International Space Station by tagami on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @05:46PM (#16380246)
Yes a NOTAM is required for launch
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Re:Amateur Radio on the International Space Station by chrissnell on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @09:32PM (#16381499)
Not required, but FAA requests that you file one. NOTAM is required for payloads exceeding a weight limit.
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