Get involved with the RSGB LoRa high-altitude balloon challenge

National Coding Week takes place in the third week of September, and the RSGB is once again dedicating a whole month to amateur radio and coding activities.

As part of the Society’s strategy to encourage practical skills development, it is inviting you to take part in its LoRa high-altitude balloon challenge. The project has been developed by the RSGB Outreach team and takes place on Saturday 20 September.

The balloon will be equipped with a LoRa digipeater, and your challenge is to follow the instructions provided and build a LoRa tracker. If your tracker build is successful, it will beam up packets to the airborne relay, which will transmit them to a local i-gate.

Your goal is to get your signal the furthest distance from the launch. Anyone can enter, but to win one of the prizes you need to be an RSGB member. Get involved as a single operator or as a team in your RSGB affiliated club. The RSGB is delighted that Moonraker is sponsoring this event and will award a £200 Moonraker voucher to the winner of each category.

Find out how to get involved with this exciting LoRa event by going to the project web page.

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