24apr2012-max's conference altair debrief. pretty happy; twisted ropes basic problem. max working on data report. max: ** write to tom wagner; intro,status, location, possibilties; preferences? lessons learned: next time alt gps beacons. magnetic car plate. rf woes from dave still open. fermilab calibrations standards conference (max). lots of people chasing 1% photometry in astronomy. traditionally atmospheric errors 5%. (absolute; relative ok.) --patrick's conference univ rome arduino cubesat*** lots of smartphone: maybe revisit** QB50: designing better deployment**** AFRL: has a university competetion called UNP 2-year competition cycle.*** training sessions, etc infrastrutuce support. solar panel stuff for peter/steph: development corporate; UAH nice charging system. powermanagemtn IC from USB for load matching. (also do balloons).****
--jon's plots thursday --initial duck float status yesterday Ledyard Boat ???talk to dam people? arguments about alignment to flow. Ledyard viable alternative to Wilson landing. gps shielded by tupperware: tried letting gps acquire outside; then put it back inside and it seemed to keep it. want to try closer to lid; also remove black coating. RTV seal at base of antenna. interior condensation. purge? dessicant? did an accidental flip still worked thomas data plots multiple tm issues: working on it. 5 all together. jane: --new partnerships/ideas re cornell --other? |