README

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# Iridium 9603N Beacon #
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A lightweight Iridium 9603N + GPS Beacon (Tracker)
Suitable for High Altitude Ballooning

*** Version 3 now includes u-blox SAM-M8Q GNSS and the option of solar power ***
You can find the latest (untested) files in:
https://github.com/PaulZC/Iridium_9603_Beacon/tree/master/V3
Details for the tested breadboard prototype can be found in:
https://github.com/PaulZC/Iridium_9603N_Solar_Beacon


The current stable release is Version 2:

See Iridium_9603_Beacon.pdf for a description of the project:
https://github.com/PaulZC/Iridium_9603_Beacon/blob/master/Iridium_9603_Beacon.pdf

See Iridium_9603_Beacon_V2.pdf for the PCB schematics, overlays and BOM:
https://github.com/PaulZC/Iridium_9603_Beacon/blob/master/Iridium_9603_Beacon_V2.pdf

The Arduino code can be found in Arduino\Iridium9603Beacon:
https://github.com/PaulZC/Iridium_9603_Beacon/tree/master/Arduino/Iridium9603Beacon

The Eagle files can be found in Eagle\V2:
https://github.com/PaulZC/Iridium_9603_Beacon/tree/master/Eagle/V2

This project is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution + Share-alike (BY-SA) licence.
Please refer to section 5 of the licence for the “Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability”.