[time-nuts] Arduinos in time and near space

David J Taylor david-taylor at blueyonder.co.uk
Mon Jan 20 01:23:02 EST 2014


Hi all,
Funny how this topic of the arduino time library comes around. Have been
following your conversations regarding the precise nature of arduino time
(gps time aware)
Is it possible to write (assuming the poor little creature would do it) a
piece of code, that given your lat/long, the time and a two line element
set for an orbiting object, such as the ISS, that would give you the
acquisition of signal time/loss of signal time and so forth?
Am interested in this as part of a balloon project. My part of the payload
would be a small 5w radio with a modem, driven by an arduino. Was thinking
APRS on the high frequency bands, as well as the digipeater on the ISS.
BTW: Had a look at the scheduler in the Arduino Time (official site)
download. Looks like it'd be pretty easy to set up.
Norm n3ykf
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As a balloonist, you may find Dave Ackerman's work of interest and 
relevance:

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23840596

  http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/ted-bull-stratos-raspberry-pi-controlled-teddy-bear-babbage-beats-felix-baumgartners-skydiving-record-8785687.html

  http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1620


73,
David GM8ARV
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