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UKHASnet Hack Weekend to be held in Southampton during Summer of 2015.

**Location:** Southampton University

**Time:** Weekend of 8th/9th August

**The Uni Room is booked, weekend is confirmed! Add your attendance to the list at the bottom of the page.**

[[:hackwkend|Planning Page]]
====== Theme ======

Buoys!

Our current plan to build a flotilla of UKHASnet sea buoys. These buoys will then be deployed by Kayak off the coast of Calshot on the Solent.

Build whatever you want, a simple battery-powered node that just beacons the sea temperature, or a solar powered node that also provides a repeater to extend the network! You could even add a GSM module to directly uplink yours, and any other telemetry you receive to ukhas.net.

Adding a cheap GPS module would be useful to track the location of the flotilla. There is also an APRS igate in Cowes that could be useful..
====== Schedule ======

**Saturday**
  * Workshop indoors in Southampton Uni

**Sunday**
  * Drive down to Calshot
  * Launch flotilla by Kayak
  * Pub lunch
  * Repair/relaunch Flotilla in the afternoon

====== Accomodation ======

A limited amount of local sofa/floor space will be available. Otherwise, local hotels or deals on airbnb are suggested.

The University's halls accommodation programme is unfortunately not viable for small groups.

====== Other notes ======

  * Please bring your test kit, etc. University soldering irons will be available. See [[workshops:southampton2015:equipment|equipment list]] for information of what attendees are bring.
  * Wireless Internet access will be provided at the workshop for non-students. (eduroam will also be available).
====== Links ======
===== Internal =====
  * [[workshops:southampton2015:equipment|Equipment list]]
  * [[workshops:southampton2015:transport|Transport]]

===== External =====
  * [[https://opensourceoceanweatherbuoy.wordpress.com/]] - 3d printed buoy project
  * [[http://www3.hants.gov.uk/calshot.htm]] - Calshot Activities Centre

===== Attendees =====

  * Phil Crump
  * James Coxon
  * Jon Sowman
  * Mike Axford
  * Adam Greig
  * David Brooke
  * Ben Oxley
  * Tom Dalby
  * Matthew Brejza

===== Pictures =====

  * http://album.dbrooke.me.uk/UKHASnet_Hack_Weekend/
  * http://imgur.com/a/tUFcl
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