Callsign: VE7NZD
Channel: 511
Launched April 1 2024 @ 2240 UTC. (3:40pm PDT). Details: Balloon: 32" SAG Orbs silver (coating left on). Prestretched to 101 inches. Gas: Hydrogen Payload weight: 17g Gas lift: 24g (7g of free lift) Tracker: Traquito Power: Powerfilm solar panels (2) for 6V max. Regulated with two 5F 3V supercaps in series, each bridged with a shunt. Max voltage with shunts is 5V. Antenna = 38 gauge magnet wire, half wave 20m dipole. Tx power: 20mW / 13 dBm 73 de VE7NZ, VA7SL, VE7SLZ - www.ve7nfr.com/pico-balloons