Altos-droid is the only tracking program I know of that can reliably cache maps for offline use, ie. Can usesomething like a Wi-Fi only Android device with equal aplomb sans an internet link. Too bad there isn't a slider switch on the TeleBT to decode APRS. ;-) You'd sell a fair amountto the 70cm GPS tracker set (a' la Beeline GPS). Can't beat Velcro-ing it to the Yagi boom! I didn't get a chance to fly my Tele-GPS at MWP 13 but did fly a homemade LOC tubed, laminated plywood finned38MD with an EggTimer TRS tracking on a J350 with the Android App, GPS Rocket Locator. Only problem with that program is no mapping without an internet connection. Tried to cache maps at home but no deal. Went to 8567' even though the rail guide bound on the rail (my stupid fault not the guides) I will give it credit that even with a blank screen, it still gave two position dots and a course line to follow. Only problem isI didn't see the three deep drainage ditches I had to fiord. I should have flown the Go Devil 38 with the Tele-GPS/AltosDroid combo but I really wanted to see if my fins would stay on, on the other project. (They did and it will fly again.) The maps with Alto-Droid will make a very big difference in planning a recovery route. Sometimes straight too is not the best!! Kurt Savegnago
From: Keith Packard <[email protected]> To: Tim Navickas <[email protected]>; 'Altus Metrum' <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [altusmetrum] Tele BT Maps Tim Navickas <[email protected]> writes: > I am using the TeleBT and trying to load maps but when I go to the menu > nothing appears under known launch sites. It downloads the list of launch sites from our machine; you might wait a bit and see if it appears later. > Does the TeleBT have the same > maps loaded by default like the Tele Dongle? If so, how do I get access to > them? I am trying to load a map for the Kloudbusters launch site for this > weekend. AltosDroid doesn't care what you use to get telemetry; the maps are all the same. If you get stuck, you can type in the lat/lon of the launch site and load from there; there's no difference in the result. > Also, how do you know if you are using online/offline maps? Offline maps will be covered with little 'copyright google' text everywhere. -- -keith _______________________________________________ altusmetrum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum
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