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For my Walston, I always put it in the nosecone very similar to the way Conway did on Full Throttle. I have never had a problem with the transmitter coming out or losing any signal.

Greg,I put the Beeline on the back of a little sled that has the Parrot, a screw switch and the deployment/Beeline battery on the front side. The antenna stuck out through a putty-sealed hole in the front bulkhead. I used…   Read more»

Hey Adrian, where did you end up mounting that beeline?I started thinking about putting it in the nose cone w/ the antenna positioned inside the body till it deploys the main chute.PS, great flight.You guys are making me really glad…   Read more»

Another issue is that while your bird is down, and you are on the way to find it, you get overrun with the new rocket’s transmission. I have also been between two rockets on the ground and it was tough…   Read more»

The problem with that is the ID morse code sequence only happens once per minute and the tracking beeps are every 2 seconds I beleive. 90% of tracking is homing in on the regular beeps and not on the ID…   Read more»

A couple of other things to keep in mind on multiple Adept trackers in one day… As pointed out you can start the next rocket’s prep as soon as the first rocket is down.Also, since it sends out a unique…   Read more»

That’s right. I and Joe Hinton certed JasonC L2 back in ’06?

Jason,Thanks. I’ll be Tx-ing in the 4xx range, so we won’t cross signals LaughingHave you ever found out which band has better signal up there?So was that you doing the L2 on the 1st? I’m trying to put faces w/…   Read more»

You guys are on the right track. Sorry, Mule, the last ARRL book I have is from 1999. Hey, who thought we’d all still be here! Ha! I know that I want to get into tracking as I switch to…   Read more»

I think dialog is key to getting it sorted out.I understand now the problems with some of the transmitters!!!So, how about this. A board is used as stated, the LCO either “Estimates” a launch order/time frame based on a common…   Read more»

One key issue is that many folks have their transmitters mounted in such a way that it has to be turned on well before launch – while they’re in final prep of the bird. Personally, I know with one of…   Read more»

I have a dry erase board and stand that can be donated to the club if needed.LMK if you guys want it…..Greg

8) Mule, The board is a great idea. A simple dry marker board at the LCO table would really help. The club is getting bigger all the time, and we should up on this. 8)

Personally, I’m a FIRM believer in a frequency board.If you set foot on a launch location with any kind of Tx, you need to be checked in and it posted on the board. I also believe that a Tx should…   Read more»

I want to echo Warren’s concerns – at BALLS, a fellow launched a P project and half way into the boost, someone turned on another Walston unit. That local transmission stepped all over the P, and 30 minutes later, when…   Read more»

Hey Warren, good to finally meet you….That is the exact reason I got the beeline. I wanted to be able to tweek the freq. I have been around too many R/C planes and cars to be set into one frequency,…   Read more»

Keep in mind that MOST NCR folks using tracking are using the Adept transmitter on 433.75Mhz. You absolutely must coordinate with the LCO and all other flyers using tracking. In general, tracking is not used at NCR launches for flights…   Read more»

Greg,No , I wasn’t at the launch this month, but I will be at Mayhem. I have used my tracker to find a rocket about 3.5 miles (maybe more) away on the ground, over a couple of the rolling hills…   Read more»

Jason,Thanks. I’ll be Tx-ing in the 4xx range, so we won’t cross signals Have you ever found out which band has better signal up there?So was that you doing the L2 on the 1st? I’m trying to put faces w/…   Read more»

Hey Mule,My tracker is on the 217MHZ range, frequency is 217.463. It’s a Walston system.Tim,Put the tracker in that rocket and light it, I will be more than happy to track it down for you.Jason