Umm, I don't own one but you're not dealing with a buried antenna in a rocket with metallic paint applied? Also look for antenna connection problem. If it's not too hard perhaps take it outside of the ebay and test it. If you still have the short range, might be the unit. Kurt KC9LDH -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 9/16/14, Steven Saner <[email protected]> wrote:
Subject: Re: [altusmetrum] Telemetrum Issue To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 3:24 PM On 09/16/2014 10:59 AM, w9ya wrote: > Oh o.k..... I assumed you started it up (like I do) in horiz. mode and > then issued a reboot to get into pad mode for flight. <- It's the most > safe way to handle things, as you can put the altimeter into flight mode > (which effectively enables the pyro charges) while being at a safe > distance. It truly is a nifty deal when compared to other altimeters. > (And yes, I *still* remember a charge going off next to my head with > another brand of altimeter. Fortunately my eyes were looking down when > this happened.) > _______________________________________________ altusmetrum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum
