Der U4B Balloon Tracker gibt es jetzt mit neuer Software

  • Hallo,

    Den U4B Balloon-Tracker gibt es jetzt mit neuer Software unter

    U4B - Balloon tracker

    Wie üblich ist ein neues 60 seitiges Opertations-Handbuch dazu erschienen.

    Weil es so spannend ist, folgt eine Liste der Features

    List of features:

    • 33.0 x 12.7mm PCB (plus removable protrusion with USB connector)
    • Weight: 1.8g (with USB protrusion removed)
    • Onboard high performance GPS receiver
    • 32-bit ARM microcontroller running QDOS (QRP Labs Disk Operating System)
    • 128K disk (implemented on EEPROM chip)
    • 27mW (approximately) transmitter using Si5351A synthesizer
    • TCXO referenced frequency stability
    • Band coverage 2200m to 2m
    • LM75 temperature sensor
    • Status LED
    • USB interface for configuration, programming and easy firmware update (just copy the new firmware file into the apparent USB Flash drive)
    • Free firmware updates for life, when enhancements are developed as the use cases expand

    Advanced QDOS features:

    • 19 GPIO pins – of which 9 can be configured as analog inputs and 8 are easily accessible via PCB edge pads; all 19 can be used as digital input or output control pins
    • I2C bus for connecting additional sensors e.g. pressure, humidity
    • BASIC programming language with full-screen text editor, compiler and debugger
    • 128K Disk storage for your programs and data; BASIC can read/write data files
    • Command line utility
    • Telemetry over WSPR for relaying your additional sensor data

    The U4B radio transmitter can transmit the following modes:

    • QRP Labs tracking and telemetry over WSPR
    • WSPR (including extended mode and slow 15-minute WSPR)
    • JT9 (1, 2, 5, 10, 30 minutes)
    • JT65 (modes A, B, C)
    • Hellshreiber (standard, DX, and slow multi-tone FSK)
    • CW (standard speed, QRSS, FSKCW and DFCW)
    • Customized “Glyph” patterns can produce a unique idenfier on QRSS

    und unter https://groups.io/g/QRPLabs/message/166208

    findet man Infos von VE3KCL über den Flug U4B-46:

    WSPR Telemetry Viewer

    72 de Hajo

    Edited once, last by dl1sdz (March 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM).