Curve_Two is a work in progress... and could use your help!
This 2nd balloon launch will include two (2) GoPro cameras, one (1) Canon Powershot, and a homemade tracking system using my Amateur Radio License to report realtime data during the flight.
An Arduino-controlled ham radio and data logger will serve as the location reporting system and data recorder. Based on information from trackuino.org, I've built a compact ham radio to report location and temperature data through the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) and visible on the web for live tracking. I'd also like to use an ADAfruit data logger, sandwiched between the Arduino and the Trackuino, to record a more frequent preiod for altitude and temperature readings.
The trackuino system is built and works great; however, I haven't figured out how to make the radio and data logger work in concert.
Here's where you come-in: The Curve_Two Challenge!
$100 PRIZE to the first person who can provide me with a revised code that works with the currently designed system.
$250 PRIZE to the first person who prove that my current Arduio Uno hardware makes this impossible, and can provide a revised code that works with a different Arduino board.
Beyond that, the payload is already built. Below is the animation of how I constructedthe payload. Foam insulating boards were cut using a homemade hotwire cutter. Then the slabs were glued together using glue that would not dissolve the foam. The payload is currently sitting on my shelf waiting to fly! Although the video rendering shows the inclusion of the old cell phone used in Curve_One, the phone is really old and likely no longer works on the current cell phone network. I'll likely need to use a smart phone or a different back-up tracking system.