DeadMonkey
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Greetings.
So this has been done on here before. and there is a GREAT thread on the forum already of this being done. That said my ultimate goal is to test off the shelf components first and design a compact surface mount version as I test out the various parts.
How much of this gets done, and how fast will depend on funds and other rocket projects of course.
As of today, I tested it at 3k feet successfully. I'm sure it would have gone much farther but I didn't feel like walking all day. Specs say it should go 30k feet with high gain antenna. I hung the nose cone on a fence post and started walking away from it.
Breadboard mounted as a functional proof of concept:
Transmitter (mounted in nose cone):
900MHz, 250mW xBee Module
900Mhz whip antenna
adafruit GPS module
3.7v LiPo battery
Receiver (mounted in project box):
900MHz, 250mW xBee Module
3D clover antenna
sparkfun serial Bluetooth module
3.7v LiPo battery
Project Box
So Today was our clubs first launch of the season. It was scrubbed due to crappy weather. April is the next launch date so I will have more info on range then.
So this has been done on here before. and there is a GREAT thread on the forum already of this being done. That said my ultimate goal is to test off the shelf components first and design a compact surface mount version as I test out the various parts.
How much of this gets done, and how fast will depend on funds and other rocket projects of course.
As of today, I tested it at 3k feet successfully. I'm sure it would have gone much farther but I didn't feel like walking all day. Specs say it should go 30k feet with high gain antenna. I hung the nose cone on a fence post and started walking away from it.
Breadboard mounted as a functional proof of concept:
Transmitter (mounted in nose cone):
900MHz, 250mW xBee Module
900Mhz whip antenna
adafruit GPS module
3.7v LiPo battery
Receiver (mounted in project box):
900MHz, 250mW xBee Module
3D clover antenna
sparkfun serial Bluetooth module
3.7v LiPo battery
Project Box
So Today was our clubs first launch of the season. It was scrubbed due to crappy weather. April is the next launch date so I will have more info on range then.
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