Re: [Paparazzi-devel] StratoBlimp, a challenging UAV project

[Gareth Roberts]

Hi Pieter,

> - digital HD camera's

Have a look at  
http://www.coolcomponents.co.uk/catalog/hackhd-1080p-camera-module-p-1043.html
It's a GoPro sensor on a minimal support board. Claimed 33g.

> - Long range communications, our biggest unknown at the moment.

http://ukhas.org.uk/ has some good advice, assuming you don't need  
bidirectional.
They use 434MHz, which is unrestricted in most of Europe.
http://ukhas.org.uk/guides:tracking_guide

> We are a group from the Delft University of Technology faculty of  
> Aerospace Engineering.

You may want to have a chat with Christophe De Wagter from your  
university, if you haven't already.

Cheers,
Gareth