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Welcome to the UK High Altitude Society. We're a loose collection of people who are interested in launching unmanned high altitude balloons into near space. High altitude ballooning is a multi-skilled hobby which lets you explore the edge of space relatively cheaply - a basic flight can cost less than £200.


===== Get Involved =====

  * [[general:Beginners Guide to High Altitude Ballooning|Beginners Guide to High Altitude Ballooning]]
  * [[guides:tracking_guide|Tracking a Balloon Flight]]
  * [[guides:faq|Frequently Asked Questions]]

  * **[[guides:guidelines|UKHAS Guidelines]]** - suggested code of practice on how to fly a balloon and payload safely

  * [[general:UKHASConference|UKHAS 2011 Conference]] - details on the first UKHAS Conference held 15th October 2011

If you've got more questions, sign up to our [[http://groups.google.com/group/ukhas|mailing list]] or visit the [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=highaltitude|#highaltitude]] IRC channel on freenode.net.













===== Current Events =====

  * [[projects:current_launch|Current/Next Launch]]
  * [[general:upcoming_launches|Upcoming Launches]]
  * [[projects:launch_list|List of launches]]


===== Contents =====

  * [[frontpage:ukhas|UKHAS]]
  * [[frontpage:general|General Info]]
  * [[frontpage:projects|Projects]]
  * [[projects:dl-fldigi]] and the [[projects:dl-server]]
  * [[frontpage:guides|Guides and Ideas]]
  * [[frontpage:links|Links]]

 
===== News =====
//21/06/11// = New Tutorial Released: ** [[guides:linkingarduinotontx2|Howto link an arduino with an Radiometrix NTX2 to do RTTY]] ** by M6UPU

//19/06/10// - **New version of dl-fldigi released: http://bit.ly/acqaNY **

//25/03/10// - ** Robert Harrison/Icarus everywhere ** - [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1260323/British-aerospace-enthusiast-takes-NASA-style-photographs-using-helium-balloon-pocket-camera.html|Daily Mail]], [[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/space/article7074839.ece|The Times]], [[http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Camera-Taped-To-Helium-Balloon-Takes-Amazing-Pictures-Of-Earths-Surface-22-Miles-Above-The-Planet/Article/201003415582176?lpos=UK_News_Second_Home_Page_Feature_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15582176_Camera_Taped_To_Helium_Balloon_Takes_Amazing_Pictures_Of_Earths_Surface_22_Miles_Above_The_Planet|Sky]], [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8588156.stm|BBC]], [[http://www.itv.com/news/diy-space-mission67582/|ITV]], [[http://www.metro.co.uk/news/818988-amateur-photographers-amazing-space-shots-using-a-balloon|Metro]], [[http://arielwaldman.com/2010/03/25/hacking-space-with-hackerspaces/|NBC]], [[http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/more_bodging_missions_to_the_edge_o.html|Make Magazine]], [[http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/03/25/1736252/Balloon-and-Duct-Tape-Deliver-Great-Space-Photos|Slashdot]] (!)

//17/03/10// - ** Ferret Balloon Tracker** - CUSF's Ferret Balloon Tracker makes it onto [[http://hackaday.com/2010/03/17/arduino-balloon-tracking/|hackaday]]

//25/11/09// - ** BBC Website on Sending Pudsey to space (almost) ** - BBC Suffolk's take on the Children in Need Launch
[[http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/suffolk/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8379000/8379309.stm|BBC Website]]

//18/11/09// - ** BBC Website on The Sun's 40th Anniversary ** - Robert Harrison (AKA rjharrison, 2E0RJH) Icarus hot enough for The Sun [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leeds/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8366000/8366683.stm|BBC Website]] 

  * [[news:oldnews|Old News]]