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Horus Binary v2 HAB Tracker. Contribute to New-England-Weather-Balloon-Society/Tiny4FSK development by creating an account on GitHub.

The ground plane acts as a reflector, effectively doubling the antenna's length and improving signal strength and quality. During flight, the mechanical shock from the landing can cause the power switch to flip, so solder this jumper to disable this risk. Green LED BehaviorMeaningSolidInitialization completeBlinking (1s on, 1s off)GPS detected and configuredBlinking (0.5s on, 0.5s off)Transmission completeOffDeep sleep mode or errorThe new Revision 4 PCBs have been fabricated and assembled through PCBWay.

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