TinyGS TinyGS is really cool, you can set up a ground station that receives packets of information from LEO satellites using LORA signals and pass them via a server to a central database. Whatever LORA project you use, be it Meshtastic, MeshCom or whatever, the distance is dictated by line of sight. Its no different… Read More »
Meshtastic Meshtastic is an off grid form of communication that leverages the power of LORA transmitters, low power, spread spectrum signals that can go further than you would expect from a signal level around 100mW. Meshtastic has exploded in popularity and there are so many devices that can now be programmed, from stand alone devices… Read More »
Sonde Hunting So tracking a balloon 24/7 is part of the fun but actually finding a balloon is a different kettle of fish, not that I have had the chance to find one, they are elusive buggers that tend to fall in your area when you are at work or on holiday… you buggers I… Read More »
Sonde Hunting There are a few tools that you can make to help track the weather balloons each have their own merits and level of technical ability to get up and running. For home base 24/7 monitoring I use a 433Mhz Lily TTGO lora board programmed with RDZ TTGO Sonde. For this I use the… Read More »