Added info about high-altitude balloon flights

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Mikael Nousiainen 2023-10-06 20:57:56 +03:00
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@ -59,6 +59,21 @@ GPS chips, so it can be used as a tracker device, e.g. for high-altitude balloon
The RS41ng firmware is just one example of what can be achieved with the hardware of these radiosondes!
## What are high-altitude balloon flights?
High-altitude balloon flights arranged by hobbyists are fun technical experiments.
The flight goals are usually related to aerial photography, testing of radio tracker and transmitter hardware
and different kinds of measurements with on-board sensors.
The following websites contain more information about planning and launching a high-altitude balloon flight:
* https://www.overlookhorizon.com/ - Overlook Horizon high-altitude balloon flights.
* http://www.projecthorus.org/ - Australian high-altitude balloon project. Website no longer updated.
* https://www.areg.org.au/archives/category/activities/project-horus - Newer Project Horus flights.
* https://ukhas.org.uk/ - UK high-altitude society.
* http://www.daveakerman.com/ - High-altitude balloon blog of Dave Akerman.
* https://0xfeed.tech/ - High-altitude balloon / ham radio blog of Mikael Nousiainen OH3BHX.
## Why does the RS41ng firmware exist?
The motivation to develop this firmware is to provide a clean, customizable and