Some may recall, a while ago I was playing with releasing weather balloons equipped with a GPS, radio and 35mm camera, all controlled by a picaxe 18X. I launched a balloon in March this year, and another in late May. The March balloon (balloon 1) was lost in action, while the May balloon (balloon 2) was safely recovered the same day that it was launched.
You may be interested to hear that balloon 1 is now safely in my hands, after a caretaker found the payload, and dropped it off to his local police station. (last Wednesday)
Fortunately, 6 months sitting in the elements did not do any damage to the film cartridge in the camera, and all photos were developed!! The picaxe still works too!!
All updated details and photos are in the balloon 1 section here:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~philpawlowski/
You may be interested to hear that balloon 1 is now safely in my hands, after a caretaker found the payload, and dropped it off to his local police station. (last Wednesday)
Fortunately, 6 months sitting in the elements did not do any damage to the film cartridge in the camera, and all photos were developed!! The picaxe still works too!!
All updated details and photos are in the balloon 1 section here:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~philpawlowski/