Next time use a USB 802.11b device coupled with ground based high gain & amplified antennas with motorized directional antennas on the ground. It will be necessary to amplify the radio in the air as well.
The key is to have the ground based antennas be able to track the balloon(s).
Are these things using Electro-Magnets? Imagine the impact of loosing power. I'd worry about bringing magnetic strip credit cards on board unless I was assured that the magnetic fields wouldn't erase them. This is interesting technology and I'd like to know the answer to these questions.
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Next time use a USB 802.11b device coupled with ground based high gain & amplified antennas with motorized directional antennas on the ground.
It will be necessary to amplify the radio in the air as well.
The key is to have the ground based antennas be able to track the balloon(s).
I enjoied the pictures!
Great Job!
Joe Baker
Are these things using Electro-Magnets? Imagine the impact of loosing power. I'd worry about bringing magnetic strip credit cards on board unless I was assured that the magnetic fields wouldn't erase them. This is interesting technology and I'd like to know the answer to these questions.