| It's July 8, 1998. The modules for BLT-13 have been assembled. Payload Master Mike WA5TWT has arranged them on the kitchen table and is beginning the process of wiring the individual units together. |
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| It's July 8, 1998. The modules for BLT-13 have been assembled. Payload Master Mike WA5TWT has arranged them on the kitchen table and is beginning the process of wiring the individual units together. |
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Tonight's test will involve the packet-radio system and the GPS receiver. John WA5WOD offers suggestions concerning the connections between boxes. |
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Mike diverges to a description of the "steering" fin that will be used to stabalize the main payload during flight for best video. |
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| The KPC-3 TNC has been successfully connected to the GPS receiver and the 70-cm transceiver. It's time to let it cook for a while. |
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