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Just when you think you're done building something... The wireless test was intended to test the functionality of all of the wireless systems on the balloon. There are 4:
[*]802.11b wifi-- For remote connectivity to the webserver that resides on the balloon and hosts the webpage to control the sampler.
[*]900 Mhz 500mW video transmitters-- to provide live views from the balloon.
[*]900 Mhz telemetry system-- to provide all sorts of data to the ground about the status of the balloon in regards to it's altitude, battery temperature, current consumption, GPS coordinates, etc. etc.
[*]2.4Ghz Remote control-- to act as an emergency deflation system and to provide an easy way to pan and tilt the pan cam.

On the windiest day in April we packed up my friend Kyle's van put all of those systems to the test. They then proceeded to fail miserably. Something about the polarization of antennas... Anyway, to make a long story short, after being pelted by sand for an hour or so we decided to call it a day. I went home and bought amplifiers and high gain antennas.

Date: 05/05/2007

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