UPDATE:The primary radio failed and the secondary was inconsistent at high altitudes. We have not recovered the payload but have information that targets the landing site in Garrettsville, Ohio. This is a 114 mi flight path. I am optimistic that I will recover the payload but until then let's just say that it is on extended post-flight environment endurance testing.

UPDATE:
1 Nov 2009 Surfing Satellites recovered the payloads launched on August 29, 2009. Surfs Up 5 was launched from Marion, OH and had intermittant communication issues on both the primary and secondary radios. Both radios had failed during descent. A projection of the flight path indicated a landing in Garrettsville, OH. During the search, a packet was heard but not decoded. The search continued for another hour before returning home. During return visits to the area, I made contact with several people, described what I was doing and the appearance of the payloads. On October 25th, I was contacted by someone who located the payloads. I returned to Garrettsville to assess the landing site and returned today to recover them. We recovered both payloads in about two hours. All the payload contents except for the vertical camera was dry. The camera had some water on it and the memory card was wet. A comprehensive review of the payloads will be available in two to four weeks. The payload was recovered 64 days after the launch.