====== Guides and Ideas ======



===== Guides =====

  * [[guides:tracking_guide|Beginners Guide to Tracking Balloons using dl-fldigi]]
  * [[guides:aprs:tracking|APRS Tracking guide to Tracking Balloons using MULTIPSK]]
  * [[guides:lora_tracking_guide|Tracking Balloons that use LoRa transmissions]]
  * [[guides:ssdv|SSDV]]
  * [[guides:linkingarduinotontx2|Linking an Arduino to a Radiometrix NTX2B Transmitter]]
==== Launch Resources ====

  * [[guides:Sealing The Balloon]]
  * [[guides:Filling foil balloons]]
  * [[guides:Launch Techniques]]
  * [[guides:Balloon Data]]
  * [[guides:Pre Launch Checklist]]
  * [[guides:materials|Payload Materials]]
  * [[guides:Parachute Sizing Chart]]
  * [[guides:knots|Guide to Knots to attach your payload]]
  * [[guides:hydrogen|Suggested Safety Considerations when Using Hydrogen for Balloon Launches]]
  * [[guides:Hydrogen vs Helium fro HAB]]
  * [[guides:things_not_to_do|Common Launch-Time Mistakes]]
  * [[guides:HourlyPredictor |Hourly Predictor]]
  * [[guides:chasing_your_flight|Successful Payload Recovery]]
  * [[guides:payload_labels|Payload Labels]]
  * [[guides:how_to_lose_your_flight|How To Lose Your Flight]]
  * [[guides:launch_kit|Launch Kit List]]
  * [[guides:eds_parachute_talk|Ed's Parachute Talk]]

 
==== Electronics =====

  * [[guides:stm32toolchain|STM32 Toolchain setup]]
  * [[guides:Selecting microcontrollers]] This needs writing need volunteers.
  * [[ideas:Power Supply|Battery Selection]]
  * [[guides:Electrical connectors]]
  * [[guides:GPS modules]]
    * [[guides:ublox6|uBlox NEO-6Q/ uBlox MAX-6Q GPS Module]]
    * [[guides:ublox8|uBlox uBlox MAX-8Q GPS Module]]
      * [[guides:ublox6-I2C| Accessing the uBlox MAX-8Q GPS using I2C instead of UART 
    * [[guides:falcom_fsa03|FSA03 Ublox 5 GPS Module]]
    * [[guides:gpsbee|GPSbee Ublox 5 GPS Module]]
    * [[guides:inventek-ism300|Inventek ISM300F2-C5-V0004 High Altitude GPS Module]]
    * [[guides:M10382|Radionova M10382 (uBlox 6)]]
    * [[guides:adafruitugps|Adafruit Ultimate GPS]]
    * [[guides:ublox_psm|Ublox Power Saving Mode]]
  * [[guides:GSM modules]]
  * [[guides:Radio modules]]
  * [[guides:payload_antenna|Payload Antenna]]
  * [[communication:satellite|Using Satellite Telemetry and Commanding]]
  * [[guides:Interfacing microSD cards and SD cards with AVR microprocessors with on board ISP]]
  * [[guides:raspberrypi|Using the Raspberry Pi as a Tracker]]
  * [[guides:crystal_pulling|How to add analogue modulation to any transmitter with crystal pulling]]
  * [[guides:interrupt_driven_rtty|Interrupt driven RTTY]]
  * [[guides:olivia_and_contestia|Olivia and Contestia Modes]]

==== Radio Recieving ====

  * [[guides:sdr_tracker|Guide to using an SDR to track balloons using dl-fldigi]]
  * [[guides:Chipcon CC1020 Software define radio]]
  * [[guides:rf_connectors|Guide to the various RF connectors used in HAB (and radio)]]
  * [[guides:rf_cables|Guide to the various types of coaxial cable used in HAB (and radio)]]
==== Coding / Programming ====

  * [[guides:Common Coding Errors / Payload Testing]]

==== Other ====

  *[[http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/resources/custapps/app_nearspace.asp|Parallax Near Space Book]] (pdf) - A comprehensive guide to building a payload using a parallax microprocessor. Interesting chapter on more advanced payloads.
  * [[guides:Hacking a Olympus mju 300 Camera | Hacking an Olympus mju 300 Camera]]
  * [[http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/94102.pdf|National Center for Atmospheric Research]] - paper on altitude control

===== Ideas =====

  * [[ideas:Communication]]
  * [[ideas:Satellite]]
  * "[[ideas:Rockoon]]"
  * [[ideas:Flight Support]]
  * [[ideas:Landing Spot Prediction]]
  * [[ideas:Flight Computer]]  
  * [[ideas:Balloon Filler]]
  * [[ideas:High Altitude Glider Autopilot]]
  * [[ideas:Circuits]]
  * [[ideas:Helium Valve]]
  * [[ideas:Ballast]]
  * [[ideas:Flying wing]]
  * [[ideas:Magnetic Cutdown]]
  * [[ideas:Buoyancy]]
  * [[ideas:RC antenna/cutdown]]
  * [[ideas:ArduPilot based High Altitude Glider]]
  * [[ideas:SSDVforHAB]]
  * [[ideas:Super-Pressure Balloon Skin Tension Calculations]]