Post #1834842
2026-04-27 00:14 UTC
If you are interested in finding radiosondes in your area, you can track them on https://sondehub.org
I was also running a little LoRa32 board with MySondy firmware (https://github.com/MirkoDalmonte/MySondyGO-Release), which helped a lot to pinpoint it in the field after it was too low for other sites to get locations.
#radiosonde #ESP32
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@kajord@hachyderm.io 2026-04-27 14:02
So what can you do with a radiosonde if you find one? They can be reprogrammed with custom firmware (like https://github.com/mikaelnousiainen/RS41ng) and repurposed for amateur radio use. I am not sure whether it is a cost effective option given the many cheap ESP32-based boards available now, but appealing to reuse and recycle the waste from disposable sensors going up hundreds of times a day. For now this one will sit as a trophy in my office though. #radiosonde #AmateurRadio #HamRadio
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@marcpfister@fosstodon.org 2026-04-27 00:28
@kajord This is rad!