Monthly Archives: May 2015

2015 Balloons Launch

Posted on 2015-05-30 by Nigel VH

Launch happened the morning of Saturday, May 30st. We had one launch from Moses Lake, WA, which reached nearly 26km in altitude. We were successful in recovering the payload string, and received good data throughout the flight. The flight carried a … Continue reading →

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Playing with Logic

Posted on 2015-05-03 by Nigel VH

I was recently speaking with a friend about my project from a while back, hooking up my GPSDO timebase into a Raspberry Pi to create a Stratum 1 NTP server, and he had run into the same issue I had, … Continue reading →

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DC PDU Project

Posted on 2015-05-03 by Nigel VH

I mentioned a post or two ago that I was working on a project, and had designed a 3D printable case for it, and that I’d get back to posting about the project itself. So, I’d like to introduce my … Continue reading →

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Pacific Northwest Rust

Posted on 2015-05-03 by Nigel VH

Those of you who live in the Pacific Northwest, particularly along the coast, know that just about anything metal you leave outside will be rusted in very short order. The mild temperatures and moist climate tend to encourage such things. … Continue reading →

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New 3D Printer Hotend

Posted on 2015-05-03 by Nigel VH

I’ve had my 3D printer for a while now, and have been fortunate in that most of the parts used in it were given to me by a friend who had spares or samples companies had sent. While it worked, … Continue reading →

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