ARBONET:

Amateur Radio Balloons Over North East Texas

Pardon our mess. There will be a lot of broken links within while the ARBONET web site is rebuilt. The site was lost due to unforseen backup issues several months ago. We were lucky enough to keep the existing data, but lost the ability to move forward without a complete overhaul. Bits and bytes are stattered about the floor, and life's other priorities kept the rebuild at a standstill. Over the next few weeks, hopefully time and opportunity will be on our side to help get ARBONET.NET back on the air better than before! Stay tuned!

WE ARE ARBONET:

We represent a poor man's space program. We are comprised of a self-funded group of individuals and club members that are focused on reaching the edge of space and all the challenges the edge of space has to offer. The effort is technicaly challenging and socially fulfilling, the team members that work on ARBONET make up an excellent team. We gratefully accept club donations to help with costs, such as the fuel for our near space ship, helium, as well as welcome participation in the many areas of the launch and recovery, including chase planes and direction finding hobbiests.

We launch High Altitude Balloons with payloads of a diverse nature, but typically payloads related to communications and position reporting. The payloads often ascend to near or over 100,000 feet ASL and provide a wonderful platform for experimentation. These experiments are often focused on pure survival of the device or devices placed on board, since the ascent to the edge of space includes great variations in temperature and pressure, creating a challenging environment for electronics operation. We welcome participation by educators and students, from K-99.

The team consists of several Amateur Radio Operators and Individuals from many cities and counties near the Dallas and Fort Worth area, spanning from as far as you can go in North East Texas to places and spaces South West of Fort Worth. Several ham operator clubs and individuals participate in the program, and some have High Altitude Balloon progams of their own.

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