AI3

Constructed by dbrooke and jcoxon

• LPC812 on breakout board
• Ublox GPS (Ananova Antenna)
• 3x AA Lithium Energizers
• Coax antenna
• Jam Jar
• Epoxy

• Constructed at the Southampton UKHASnet Hack Weekend
• Set up LPC812 board with RM69HW with MCP1700 3.3v regulator
• Added Ublox GPS to UART0
• Glued onto piece of card which sat inside the jam jar snugly but could move
• Batteries on bottom of card
• Hole through jam jar lid and coax passed through,
• 1/4wave wire antenna and then coated in epoxy.

• Launched 09/08/15 from Hurst Castle
• Method of deployment: wade into sea and throw
• Survived multiple throws,

• Worked extremely well, reported position through out and acted as a repeater.
• Last packet rx'd: 2hL507138,-15491,-4T41R-93[AI3,AI1]
• Approximate range: 600m (though probably could have done more)

• For a write up of weekend see jamescoxon.net