Richardson Texas – Club Call K5RWK
The Richardson Area Balloonatics will be launching a high-altitude weather balloon this coming Saturday, weather and upper atmosphere conditions permitting. The launch will be from Aubrey (details below), just north of the DFW metroplex, but near apogee at ~100,000ft we…
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By Chip Coker KD4C There are several ways that you can participate in the May 2025 RWK Balloon Launch. If you want to participate from the comfort of your shack, here’s what you can do: Follow the launch on VHF…
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By Andrew Koenig KE5GDB The Richardson Wireless Klub (RWK) and Denton County ARA (DCARA) will be launching a high-altitude weather balloon on Saturday, September 21st. The launch site is to be determined and will be picked based on winds aloft…
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By Andrew Koenig KE5GDB In this article we will discuss how to receive transmissions from a radiosonde running the RS41ng firmware and transmitting the Horus Binary v2 protocol. Twice a day NOAA launches radiosondes into the upper atmosphere to make…
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