Vincent Levrat Gallery Catch Me If You Can / Sara Urbaez / March 2, 2018 2:59 PM

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    Roland listens to the radiosondes by tuning to their frequencies with an antenna he built for the roof of his car. It allows him to drive while following the signal.
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    An antenna used by MeteoSuisse at its station in Payerne, Switzerland.
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    This receptor that connects to Roland's antenna covers a frequency from 400 to 406 Mhz.
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    Test equipment for checking probes before flight at the MeteoSuisse aerological station in Payerne, Switzerland.
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    Probes and other equipment on a table in a laboratory at the MeteoSuisse station in Payerne, Switzerland.
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    Roland holds the antenna in the direction the signal is the strongest.
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    Roland wanders the Chasseral in Switzerland trying to get a signal.
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    A display case shows off different models of radiosondes at the Payerne aerological station in Switzerland.
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    An employee at the Payerne aerological station holds a balloon he will soon attach to a probe.
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    Roland discovers probes stuck in a tree.
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    A photo taken by radiosonde hunter F1DLS with a probe he has just discovered. Hunters often photograph themselves with their catch.
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    A radiosonde floats about Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland. This image was captured with a GoPro on another radiosonde, tethered to the same balloon.
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    A probe with its electronics on display.
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    A balloon carries a radiosonde into the atmosphere.
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    A photo taken by a radiosonde hunter OFLS to document his find.
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    Roland waves his antenna near the Chasseral in Switzerland.
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