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Oh, that's a cool set of hardware (as long as you're on iOS). The flight computers are awesome. <div><br></div><div class="mb_sig"><span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype">--</span><div><span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype">Jordan</span></div></div><blockquote class="history_container" type="cite" style="border-left-style:solid;border-width:1px; margin-top:20px; margin-left:0px;padding-left:10px;">
<p style="color: #AAAAAA; margin-top: 10px;">On 4/2/2019 9:38:29 PM, Eric Paterson <egpaterson@gmail.com> wrote:</p><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr">Tweeks, I don’t know anything about rule changes, but I did get some new kit today.<div><br></div><div>Featherweight GPS Tracker and Ground</div><div>Station (iOS compatible, YAY!). Operates on user selectable freq in the 900 MHz band. </div><div><img src="cid:BBADF69F-85B0-4F88-BCA5-616262E5F259" alt="image1.jpeg" id="0F8C6DB3-E2B2-4D04-8999-DD8C152A1FF8" x-apple-mail-has-final-size="NO" style="opacity: 1 !important;"></img><br><div><br>Raven 4 altimeter and 38mm avionics bay with magnetic switch (magnet is the little black pill). </div><div><img src="cid:F2F9D419-3FB2-4969-B454-81FF4A9A82A0" alt="image2.jpeg" id="B62117C8-AF06-46D8-9492-0D1691B5B437" x-apple-mail-has-final-size="NO" style="opacity: 1 !important;"></img><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">I need to test all available equipment so I can properly advise VT Rocketry teams. ;-). Already looks nicer than Missileworks but proof is experience on the flying field. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">--<br>Sent from my iPhone<div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Apr 2, 2019, at 12:33 AM, Thomas Tweeks Weeks <<a href="mailto:tom@theweeks.org">tom@theweeks.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: arial;font-size: 12pt"><p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-family: arial;font-size: 12pt;overflow-wrap: break-word">Hey radio geeks..</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-family: arial;font-size: 12pt;overflow-wrap: break-word">I just found out that the FCC opened (in 2017) GMRS (like family band on steroids) to short duration digital transmissions such as GPS data coordinate xmmission.. which could be huge for rocketry (multi-mile range).. if they ever get around to dropping the meaningless license requirement:</p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-family: arial;font-size: 12pt;overflow-wrap: break-word"><a href="https://www.fcc.gov/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs">https://www.fcc.gov/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs</a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-family: arial;font-size: 12pt;overflow-wrap: break-word">I have also heard rumor that 900MHz ISM band (currently used by EggTimer, etc) might be "going away" for unlicensed use (as we are using it)..</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-family: arial;font-size: 12pt;overflow-wrap: break-word">Anyone else know more?</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-family: arial;font-size: 12pt;overflow-wrap: break-word">Is Bob McGuire back on here yet?</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-family: arial;font-size: 12pt;overflow-wrap: break-word">T.Weeks</p></span></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NRVR-Members mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:NRVR-Members@mail.nrvr.org">NRVR-Members@mail.nrvr.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://server2.nrvr.org/mailman/listinfo/nrvr-members">http://server2.nrvr.org/mailman/listinfo/nrvr-members</a></span></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote>
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