UK record for 434.650 MHz balloon
An Australian student and Radio Amateur Mark Jessop VK5FDRK, while staying in the United Kingdom, achieved a new record when his balloon, launched from Cambridge and carrying a 434.650 MHz transmitter, achieved a height of 40,575 metres.
Australian Foundation license holder Mark VK5FDRK acheived a UK record and and was close to the all-time international amateur altitude maximum.
He is now returning to Australia, but for the Scout Jamboree On The Air (JOTA), October 15-16, he will be involved in the launch of an Amateur Radio repeater up to 30 km, which Scouts around Australia will be able to talk through.
Read all about the UK record breaking flight at
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/23/balloon_record/
Mark Jessop VK5FDRK & Adrian Snell VK5ZSN Ham Radio Blog
http://blog.darklomax.org/
RF Head – HAB & Ham Radio Experimentation
http://rfhead.net/
Project Horus
http://projecthorus.org/
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