[BVARC] K5WH-117, BLT-117
Keith Dutson
kdutson at sbcglobal.net
Tue Aug 15 10:03:39 CDT 2023
Walter,
I am currently in rehab. I would like to join you zoom session. Need a link.
73, Keith NM5G
On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 09:54:58 AM CDT, Walter Holmes via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
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I love the responses.. 😊 they are all great.
Truth be known, just about every component on the trackers we fly today, already come from China. We’re just sending them back to them. 😊
As far as the software/firmware, it’s Open Source, and published on multiple publicly accessible github sites.
So that immediately gets around any potential ITAR restrictions that might come into play.
Several other trackers are built in Turkey and other places overseas that also have been cleared for sending to other countries.
So we’re all good.
Now, that’s not to say that someone couldn’t do something very different and risk multiple violations of course, but I think we’re still several years away from the IC’s we use in or devices being manufactured in the US, if they ever do at all. And if they do, they will STILL be made over there as well, so there’s nothing secret about these.
As far as the Mac machines, if anyone can make me a Mac that can come in weighing less than 12 grams, I’ll take a thousand of those right now. 😊
Walter/K5WH
From: BVARC <bvarc-bounces at bvarc.org> On Behalf Of M Reiter via BVARC
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 7:51 AM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc at bvarc.org>
Cc: M Reiter <beachcatbum at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [BVARC] K5WH-117, BLT-117
this actually brings up a good point, it is illegal to send devices with very current encryption to foreign nations, I know you would not think there is anything on a balloon that is privileged but there are many things installed on operating systems in the US that are not for export. I would think some care should be used to make sure that a balloon once captured by the Chinese or other nation, would not contain any proprietary software or encryption algorithms.
just thinking out loud from a computer security point of view.
marc
KI5ZHO
On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 11:26 AM Scott Medbury via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
The Chinese have it and are going to clone. They are going to send in the clones.
73 ... Scott KD5FBA
On Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 9:32 AM Craig Coussens via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
Thank you Walter, that was a fascinating flight! Craig/K8CPC
From: BVARC <bvarc-bounces at bvarc.org> On Behalf Of Walter Holmes via BVARC
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2023 9:32 PM
To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' <bvarc at bvarc.org>
Cc: walterh at k5wh.net
Subject: [BVARC] K5WH-117, BLT-117
Quick Update……
After several weeks of flight from the BVARC Field Day site, it appears we haven’t heard from the balloon in over a week now, so it’s probably down for the count.
It was certainly a very interesting flight with all the backwards trips it was making. 😊
As we close the books on this one, we are already testing more trackers as I type, as well as testing a NEW tracking/reporting application script for extracting and propagating the information into all the formal reporting sites.
So much more to come. Below is a snapshot of the full flight.
Many thanks for allowing the South Texas Balloon Launch Team participate in Field Day with you guys.
All the best,
Walter/K5WH
Walter/K5WH
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