My main worry at this point is that my rocket will be launching from a tower with 3x 1" steel tubes surrounding the altimeter. If it takes 10 minutes getting a lock in open air how long will it take in the tower?
On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Chris Attebery < [email protected]> wrote: > If I don't need my TM to fit the 1" width would it be practical to swap > antennas? I did something similar on a quadcopter and the results were > dramatically improved. > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Chris Attebery < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I have a set of Wiha slotted/phillips screwdrivers. The 1.5mm fits >> perfectly. >> >> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Bdale Garbee <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> John Sahr <[email protected]> writes: >>> >>> > I have a Telemetrum and a TeleBT, procured about 8 months ago, in >>> > preparation for an NAR L2 attempt last April. What I found was that I >>> > could talk to the TM via wired connection, and the TeleBT via wired >>> > connection, but I could never get the TeleBT to talk to the TM via the >>> 70 >>> > cm link, despite hours and hours of attempts. >>> >>> What's the serial number of the TeleBT? We had a bad batch of cc1111 >>> chips from TI and if yours is in the affected serial number range, we'll >>> swap it out free of charge. >>> >>> > Another significant problem with the TM is that the terminal blocks >>> have >>> > *tiny* screws. I used a Stratologger as the primary flight computer, >>> with >>> > the TM as backup. The only flight computer failures I've had are with >>> the >>> > TM, whose terminal blocks failed to hold the wires. To even use the >>> > terminal blocks I had to grind down a straight blade screwdriver to be >>> > small enough to fit in the holes. >>> >>> We chose that size so that we could get enough screws to fit on the >>> board size in question. After some research, we found a screwdriver >>> supplier we really, really like, and I have a stock of "perfect" >>> screwdrivers available through the web store. If you've struggled >>> finding a suitable one, try one of these: >>> >>> http://shop.gag.com/parts-and-accessories/5-64-screwdriver.html >>> >>> > Sorry to be a party pooper, but my experience with the TM/TeleBT has >>> been >>> > poor; I can't recommend it to anyone. >>> >>> Sorry to hear that. Let's see if we can't make things better for you... >>> >>> Bdale >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> altusmetrum mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum >>> >>> >> >
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