Just placed an order via Kickstarter for a Tracksoar – an APRS tracker for high-altitude balloon flights. I remember a few years ago when HAB drifted briefly through the public consciousness – I think I even saw it in a car commercial. I made a mental bookmark, promising to revisit the idea when I had fewer projects mid-flight. Since then, it seems to have faded a bit from the maker zeitgeist. I stumbled across a reference to Tracksoar in a recent issue of MAKE: and got excited again. It seems to lower the barrier to entry (time-wise) to get started in HAB. Delivery is estimate for February 2016, so I have a few months to figure the rest of it out. Looking forward to something new.
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