Ham radio ballooning is all over the news with the recent likely downing of one by the US military. Today I’ll give you a quick primer on what it is and why amateur radio operators do it.
Links from the video:
Ham radio balloon shot down: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a42952566/air-force-shoots-down-hobby-balloon-ufo/
ARISS Ballooning: https://ariss-usa.org/mid-altitude-ballooning/
Rules governing balloon launches: https://ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-101
Tom’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/w5kub
Cool balloon launch story: https://www.rmham.org/rmham-nm-launches-pico-balloon/
https://www.wfla.com/news/national/u-s-general-not-ruling-out-aliens-after-jets-down-4-objects-in-8-days/
APRS tracking site: aprs.fi
WSPR tracking site: pskreporter.info
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