Ok, we bought a Funcube Dongle plus a HAB preamp (see links above). In the end I considered that the Funcube dongle could be used separately for its intended purpose (Cubesat) or with our own balloon project. The HAB amp I bought in case we do go down the route of using a cheaper TV dongle for any r...

Having looked into some Dongle prices and specs I finally retraced my steps and a link http://airspy.com/download/ which led to the funcube dongle (http://www.funcubedongle.com/ ) The manufacturers claim this is specially adapted for retrieving signals from space ( http://www.funcubedongle.com/MyIma...

I presume this would do the job. HAB preamp: http://ava.upuaut.net/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=136 (operating at 434MHz) This GPS antenna (http://ava.upuaut.net/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_65&product_id=119 ) is also available from the same supplier. Could this...

That's great news. I also wondered about the options for receiving communications on the ground. There seems to be three options mentioned: > 'a TV dongle for £12 or so...with a £15 aerial' > 'a 3G dongle' > 'or tethered to a phone' is this correct? Briefly, if money wasn't too much of a concern (I ...

Hi, I have a budget of £1000 from the IOP and other sources in order to put a balloon into space. I was very pleased to discover that my preferred option (using a Rasp Pi) has supporting add on's. I have purchased a 'sense hat' as well as a 'Pi in the sky board' ( https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/pi...