At the moment 12/04/21 I am tracking HBAL 293 a Google Balloon above Invercargill using an ADS-B reciever. It is supposed to deliver free wifi through a special antenna, what I am wondering is how do we hook up does any one know?

car__parts - 2021-04-12 15:08:00

a rope with a hook maybe?

sirrab - 2021-04-13 16:35:00

https://medium.com/loon-for-all/loon-draft-c3fcebc11f3f

tony9 - 2021-04-13 17:15:00

And from the Faq...

"Because Loon’s balloons are essentially floating cell towers, end users will access the internet in much the same way as connecting to the mobile internet using a smartphone today. Customers will not necessarily know they are connected to a Loon balloon, aside from the fact that they may receive a signal in a location where one did not previously exist. A customer needs to have a SIM card of the mobile network operator partnering with Loon and an LTE-enabled smartphone. No additional special equipment is required. Loon is not an Internet Service Provider."

tony9 - 2021-04-13 17:18:00

Thanks for that info. It seems like we are not there quite yet. This one has dissapeared of the radar, It was heading towards the south pole, but there is still a couple over Aus.

car__parts - 2021-04-14 11:15:00