{"id":2054,"date":"2025-08-06T21:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carmont.com\/?p=2054"},"modified":"2026-09-18T00:32:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T23:32:56","slug":"rsgb-high-altitude-balloon-hab-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carmont.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/rsgb-high-altitude-balloon-hab-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"RSGB high-altitude balloon (HAB) Competition &#8211; update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Sadly no contact made, but I now have a couple of Yagi Antennas to use going forward.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, 20 September 2025, at approximately 11 am BST, the RSGB will be launching a high-altitude balloon carrying a relay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flight will last around two hours, and the balloon will reach a height of 90,000 feet, approximately 27.5 km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenge is to build your tracker and try to contact the relay, which will pass call details to the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recommended approach is to use the LoRa Wireless Tracker ESP32-S3FN8+SX1262+UC6580 development board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carmont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lora.avif\"><div class=\"cc-attribution-box-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/carmont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lora.avif\" alt=\"Lora Development PCB\" class=\"wp-image-2056\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carmont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lora.avif 220w, https:\/\/carmont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lora-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><div class=\"cc-attribution-box\"> <\/div><\/div><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lora Development PCB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All that&#8217;s left is to get the highest gain Yagi you can and see if you can make contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have the board, so I just need to build the image and test. At least I have a few weeks to prepare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sadly no contact made, but I now have a couple of Yagi Antennas to use going forward. On Saturday, 20 September 2025, at approximately 11 am BST, the RSGB will be launching a high-altitude balloon carrying a relay. The flight will last around two hours, and the balloon will reach a height of 90,000 feet, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"Engage with diverse opinions in our comments section, where insights and discussions come alive. 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