Test - 2018-05-08
Tracker Details
Tracker Details
Tracker Type: WSPR
Model: PicoTrackerWSPR1
Powered by 2 AAA batteries
Launch Parameters
Launch Parameters
Balloon and Payload
- 36" Qualatex, unstretched
- 24.9 gram payload (after removing paper cup weight)
Objective
Objective
See if WSPR transmitter actually works and can be picked up by other stations at distances that make this technology worth pursuing.
Result
Result
Tracker crashed into a tree immediately after takeoff given too little free lift.
Over night it managed to free itself, and was heard by one station at a distance of 621 miles.
The balloon I think didn't really rise in the air, this was mostly a terrible launch that happened to produce one small useful piece of information.
