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Wind & Wireless — Field Report sheet

Field Trips

Hands-on missions in the wild: mesh drops, signal hunts, museum runs, airfield walkarounds, and weather watches. Each trip logs where we went, what we tested, and what we learned.

Featured Field Trip — Museum Visit
Placeholder Date Placeholder Museum Aviation • History • Photo Survey

A walk-through exploration of airframes, cockpit layouts, radio bays, and maintenance panels. We captured reference photos and notes to inform future restoration work and RC builds.

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Desert Mesh Node Drop

Focus: LoRa coverage, solar endurance

Notes: Hot-weather power budget test
Coastal Radio Watch

Focus: AIS/Marine VHF listening post

Notes: Antenna height vs clutter
Mountain Repeater Recon

Focus: Line-of-sight survey

Notes: Ridge placement + Fresnel
Night Flight — FPV Practice

Focus: Low-light cam tuning

Notes: Checklists, spotter drills
Weather Balloon Chase

Focus: SDR tracking, APRS decode

Notes: Recovery workflow test
Harbor AIS Listening Post

Focus: Antenna polarization study

Notes: Multipath around cranes
Park SDR Picnic

Focus: Band scan + spectrum notes

Notes: Portable power trial
Ridgeline Coverage Survey

Focus: RSSI mapping walk

Notes: Shadow zones plotted
Urban Canyon GPS Test

Focus: GNSS accuracy vs reflections

Notes: Assisted fixes comparison
Storm Watch — High Desert

Focus: Wind/pressure logging

Notes: Sensor enclosure test
Airshow Field Notes

Focus: Photo angles, radio calls

Notes: Static vs flight ops
Forest Fire Lookout Path

Focus: Repeater hop scouting

Notes: Access + safety checks

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