Ok, very weird, when I realized I could talk to it with the USB cable,
everything looks ok -- I just can't connect with the Teledongle - I tried 2
laptops, both with same issue. Tried scanning channels, switching etc.
 yes, it's horizontal.

Any ideas how I can test to see if the radio is transmitting?



Altitude 23 m GPS state wait (10)   Height 0 m GPS locked   Max height 0 m
Satellites 9   Acceleration -10.7 m/s² Latitude N 37°45.60840'   Max
acceleration -9.8 m/s² Longitude W 122°28.05320'   Speed 0.0 m/s GPS
altitude 95.0   Max Speed 0.0 m/s GPS height 0.0   Temperature 37.06 °C GPS
ground speed 0.0 m/s 0°   Battery 4.07 V GPS climb rate 0.0 m/s   Drogue 3.64
V    Main 3.65 V    CRC Errors 0

On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 11:52 PM, Casey Barker <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hmmm...  The 3 dashes seem ok-ish, though I would have expected it to hit
> a full 4+ volts after a few hours of charging. Perhaps my cell has gone
> bad, too? It had been sitting (disconnected, at storage voltage) for quite
> a while.
>
> I don't understand the second set of dashes, though. Is it oriented
> horizontally for idle mode?
>
> Casey
>
> On Fri Dec 05 2014 at 11:26:50 PM Winton H. E. Davies <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hmm, mine battery was DOA. Casey gave me his battery, removed the current
>> protector, seemed nominal 3.7V.
>>
>> However, after leaving it on charge for about 4 hours, there was no led
>> showing.
>>
>> I turn it on I get a red LED and some beeps (sounds like its going ok),
>> but no radio signal picked up by base station.
>>
>> Sounds like:   dash-dash-dash  LONG PAUSE dash-dash PAUSE  dit-dit
>>
>> When I put it into charge again though it shows a yellow/orange color --
>> which the manual says is a bad battery?
>>
>> Any ideas, or do I need to just order some new batteries?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>    Winton
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Winton H. E. Davies <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Cool!
>>>
>>> Thanks so much Casey!
>>>
>>> W
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Casey Barker <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yeah, 2pm is fine. I'm at US-MTV-CYD-1, which is at 1300 Villa Street.
>>>> Take the first entrance off of Villa, then drive back and around the east
>>>> end of the campus to find the 1300 door. You should have access to that
>>>> lobby, but the rest of the building is locked down. Ping me on IM when you
>>>> get here.
>>>>
>>>> If a charger is going to work, it should only take a few minutes. If
>>>> not, we might have a cell that you can use.
>>>>
>>>> Casey
>>>>
>>>> On Fri Dec 05 2014 at 9:57:48 AM Winton H. E. Davies <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Casey,
>>>>>
>>>>> No joy with the USB charging over-night. :-(
>>>>>
>>>>> What's your office location - will 2pm work?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>  Winton
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 10:41 PM, Winton H. E. Davies <
>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Cool - I'll have my car with me if this thing doesn't boot in the
>>>>>> morning, I'll ping you after lunch. I have a pre-existing lunch 
>>>>>> appointment
>>>>>> in MTV tomorrow.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> W
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 10:12 PM, Casey Barker <[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey Winton,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Definitely try what Keith suggests. In my limited experience, LiPos
>>>>>>> usually perk back up just fine unless you actually drain them too low 
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> a load.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Failing that, I just moved to an off-campus lab, where we have a
>>>>>>> whole rack of beefy LiPo chargers. :) It's not far, though. Ping me
>>>>>>> tomorrow afternoon and we can meet up. There's even a shuttle, if you'd
>>>>>>> like to swing by. Or maybe I could make LUNAR lunch...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Casey
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu Dec 04 2014 at 9:55:13 PM Winton H. E. Davies <
>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ew, I don't have a regular charger. Any chance you have one I could
>>>>>>>> borrow from you tomorrow (Im down in MTV).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> W
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 9:38 PM, Casey Barker <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Winton,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Not sure if this is the issue or not, but I've several times had
>>>>>>>>> LiPos fall below the minimum voltage needed to satisfy the charge 
>>>>>>>>> circuit.
>>>>>>>>> Usually, you just need to "jump start" it, either with a "real" lipo
>>>>>>>>> charger,  or a current-limited bench supply, or even just a big
>>>>>>>>> resistor and another 3.7V lipo cell. Once there's enough charge in the
>>>>>>>>> cell, the regular charge circuit will work again.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Casey
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thu Dec 04 2014 at 9:22:44 PM Winton H. E. Davies <
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi, I haven't used my Altusmetrum for a year or so. Battery seems
>>>>>>>>>> completely flat. When I connect to the USB cable no LEDs come on, 
>>>>>>>>>> unless I
>>>>>>>>>> press the on-switch, at which point I get a red and yellow flashing 
>>>>>>>>>> at the
>>>>>>>>>> same time and a constant be-be-be-be-be-be-be-be-be -- Any ideas? 
>>>>>>>>>> Scared it
>>>>>>>>>> might have died!! Have a launch Saturday morning!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Winton
>>>>>>>>>>
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