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K6EAU

Episode 459 – Beau Ambur – K6EAU

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Beau Ambur, K6EAU, is a relatively new ham, and a long time member of the hacker community.  This intersection of ham radio with hacking led to his new ham radio license just as the Covid 19 pandemic broke out.  Through trial and error, Beau has found the right combination of activities to scratch his amateur radio itch.  I know that you will enjoy this QSO Today with Beau especially when we discuss using ham radio fox hunting techniques to recover radiosondes, or weather balloon transmitters.
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K6EAU-11 Pico Balloon In the Air
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Visalia Radiosonde Launch System
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Visalia Radiosonde
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RS-41 Radiosonde reflashed to send APRS on UHF

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