Well if that's the case I may add a pulley system to my tower to lower the rocket after the TM has a GPS lock. It seems like a 60 second launch inhibit would be a good feature if this is the case. I also hope that it will keep lock once I lower it into the tower. I should have my tower completed this weekend. I'll do some testing once it's ready .
On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 12:53 PM, David Reese <[email protected]> wrote: > Ryan and David had a pretty rough time getting satellite lock in a 4-rail > tower at Black Rock: > > > http://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?66948-MLP-(HB2-1)-Rocket-Flight-to-63k-ft-M3-9&p=726720#post726720 > > I don't know if either of them monitor this list but I'll bug them to see > if they had any other feedback. (All three of us are working on the next > version... it's a little bigger, and sticks out of the tower a little > further, so hopefully it will eliminate the problem ;)) > > --david > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Bdale Garbee <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Chris Attebery <[email protected]> writes: >> >> > 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? >> >> Might be longer, might be shorter. For whatever reason, I almost always >> get lock faster on a launch rail than at home... perhaps because our >> launch sites are usually in wide open areas with no near-field trees and >> a great look at the sky? >> >> Your best bet is to ground test in the tower ahead of the launch, if you >> can. >> >> Bdale >> >> _______________________________________________ >> altusmetrum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > altusmetrum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum > >
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