[amsat-bb] Open source APRS tracker Kickstarter

[Stefan Wagener]

Agree,

He also wants to have the boards populated automatically to get away from
hand-soldering all the SMDs. Yes, the board layout and files are available
for free (open source) on his website including the source code (open
source) for the Arduino he is using. Actually very transparent operation
and yes, a simple email to Mike about his project will result in a very
quick response back.

73, Stefan, VE4NSA

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 7:54 AM, <skristof at etczone.com> wrote:

> I don't think that $22,000 dollars is that much money for a start up
> company/project. If they want to produce these things in large quantities
> then they will need to invest in equipment or hire someone to do that for
> them.
>
> I'm sure that the hardware is already available if you want to build one
> of these on  your own. But I'm not that smart. I'd need to spend a year
> learning more stuff about computers and APRS protocol before I could even
> think about putting one of these things together.
>
> This will also be good for science teachers (like me) and radio clubs that
> want to help science teachers introduce students to technology without a
> lot of hassle and expense.
>
> This seems like a worthwhile project to me.
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
>
>
>
> On 2015-11-05 07:32, Wouter Weggelaar wrote:
>
> Can someone tell me why this needs 22000 dollars when most of this project
> is already available?
> What am I missing here? I can for the life of me not see why this would
> take this huge amount of money.
>
> Wouter PA3WEG
>
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 4:24 AM, Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks! Yes, supported it already. It is a great project especially for
> schools and groups. Please support it and make it happen :-) Stefan, VE4NSA
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Steve Kristoff <skristof at etczone.net>
> wrote:
>
> Please consider backing this Kickstarter project. It's an open source
>
> APRS
>
> tracker for weather balloons. I have no stake in the project other than a
> pledge and I'd really like to see the project go. Check it out:
>
>
> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1250163085/tracksoar-aprs/posts/1397521?ref=backer_project_update
>
> Steve Kristoff AI9IN skristof at etczone.com
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