[NRV Rocketry] Recommended YouTube videos for those of you who are also interested in ham radio and electronics

[Thomas Weeks]

Thanks Charles..  Looks like some great educational videos!

I don't know if this is getting /too/ technical for the non-members mail 
list.. but as long as Charles is sharing..

For anyone else who is both into Rockets + Electronics.. I recommend checking 
out this DIY, cheap, cook Arduino based rocket altimeter and flight data 
logger project that I've been telling some members about, the Bear Altimeter 
projects here:
	
http://rocket.payload.free.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=13&lang=en
	

Very cool.. and since it's open source.. totally customizable. It lets me into 
the brain behind the altimeter in my rocket, and control ejection charges (for 
drogue and main chutes) exactly how I want to).  I could even install a 
"remote emergency override" that will blow a special backup charge from a 
wireless car remote (or the like). 

Anyway.. if anyone is interested in ordering any.. let me know (I have the 
price sheet from the creator and they're most all under $50).. and we can do a 
group order.

Also.. given Jordan's awesome GPS rocket tracking talk the other night:
	"Tracking your rocket with amateur radio GPS"
	http://www.truesdell.org/NRVR-GPS.pdf
	http://www.truesdell.org/resource.html

I just wanted to share the link to that 22 channel, high position update 
(10Hz) GPS module that I was talking about that's good up past 85k feet:
	http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ultimate-gps/overview

I want to use something like this with the custom Bear Altimeter. :)

Tweeks
NRVR Founder

p.s. if this sort of "rokcet science" post is annoying.. drop Charles and I a 
line and let us know and I won't post this sort of thing to the non-members 
post.. but likewise.. if you LIKE this sort of content.. also let us know (off 
list).. which ever side wins I'll announce and we'll try to keep it in mind 
going forward. ;)


> Just in case any of you are like me and have a double hobby of rocketry and
> electronics, I want to recommend some excellent electronics video bloggers
> on YouTube. There are three that top my list of favorites: w2aew, EEVblog,
> and TheSignalPathBlog.
> 
> w2aew
> 
> Presented by Alan Wolke, call sign W2AEW. These are tutorials on basic
> electronics and ham radio subjects that are well organized, well delivered
> presentations, easy to understand. Enter "w2aew" into the search window
> and take your choice among many interesting videos. Here is a good example
> about analyzing and measuring common emitter transistor amplifier
> performance:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NizrzRKQqII
> 
> EEVblog
> 
> This is the sometimes infamous Dave Jones in Australia. He is quite
> knowledgeable and definitely says what he thinks, pulling no punches as he
> reviews test equipment, conducts equipment teardowns, and presents
> electronics tutorials. If a piece of equipment is poorly designed or
> doesn't work properly, he will say so in no uncertain terms. His manner
> can take some getting used to, but he is always entertaining and very
> informative. His video titles begin with the string "EEVblog #" so you can
> search on that. They start with EEVblog #1 (about 4 years ago) and as of
> today range up to EEVblog #512. Here is a good tutorial example - EEVblog
> #486 - Does Current Flow Through a Capacitor? (it's a deeper subject than
> it first appears):
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppWBwZS4e7A
> 
> TheSignalPathBlog
> 
> Presented by Shariar Shahramian, a young PhD Electrical Engineer employed
> at Bell Labs. He is easy to understand and very interesting to listen to.
> Search on "TheSignalPathBlog". There are videos of test equipment reviews,
> equipment teardowns and repairs, and electronics tutorials. His manner is
> more serious (but friendly) and professional than that of Dave Jones at
> EEVblog. I find his repair videos extremely educational, where he
> purposely buys broken test equipment on eBay and then demonstrates how he
> repairs it. What I find fascinating is hearing his thought process as he
> analyzes the fault(s) and then uses his vast array of test equipment (his
> lab is unbelievable) to pinpoint the problem and verify a successful fix.
> Here is a very good example of a combination teardown/tutorial/repair for
> a malfunctioning Agilent synthesized signal generator:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YicXUy_khgk
> 
> Take a look at some of these videos. If you have an interest in
> electronics, I think you'll enjoy them.
> 
> Charley, W4AAR
> 
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