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Permalink Reply by Ben on January 13, 2012 at 11:14am

I'm hoping to hear an answer on this too. I'm wanting to use the APM to guide a balloon-dropped glider back to the launch point or to a remote touchdown site. Basically high-altitude balloon payload that navigates its way home. So I need an APM that will function at ~100k ft. 

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Permalink Reply by Robert Striemer on February 2, 2012 at 12:33pm

The Garmin 18x works above 60000 feet. We have flow it without issues on two occasions to over 100000 feet. The last flight was to over 126000. There are a few other units that have also been found to work. You will need to search online. There was an amateur radio HAB site that listed units that worked but I no longer have the address and I don't know if its still around or if its been updated.

 

Hope this helps

 

Rob

rstriemer AT pembinatrails.ca

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Permalink Reply by Ben on February 2, 2012 at 12:37pm

Great info, Rob. Thanks. Also, congratulations on your altitude achievement!

-Ben

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Permalink Reply by Justin Kenny on February 2, 2012 at 12:49pm

Here's a site listing GPS modules that work above 60k feet: http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/GPSrcvrsvs60kft.htm

I've used and tested this GPS to work above 60k feet: https://www.argentdata.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23&pr...

I would still very much like to see a high altitude firmware specifically for the MT3329, since it's so small and light (weight is certainly an issue for HAB flights, unless balloon size/money isn't an issue).

- Justin, KJ6KST

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Permalink Reply by Anthony Stirk on September 3, 2012 at 5:02am

Hi there,

See this post here (at the end)

http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/gps-module-for-high-altitude

The UKHAS regularly fly uBLOX and Lassen modules in excess of 40km.

Cheers,

Anthony

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