My son and I are working on a max-altitude E and G power rockets and our simulations are getting to altitudes where we're pretty sure we're going to lose visual contact. So we're looking into trackers, but of course want something very small and light to have the least impact on design. It seems like this transmitter would do very well for us:
https://www.radiotracking.com/transmitters-2/lf-1-2g-special
The transmitter price seems reasonable to me, but L.L. Electronic's receivers are pretty expensive, particularly if you get their antennas. So I was looking for alternatives. Does anyone know if the com-spec PR-100A will work:
https://www.com-spec.com/rocket/products.html
Reading its manual, it operates in two ranges including the "legacy 218/219 MHz band (100 total channels)", and from forums on TRF I see the L.L. Electronics trackers operate in the 216-220MHz range. But is frequency all that matters? Are these receivers looking for certain FM or AM signals/bursts or just a signal operating in that range?
Any advice on whether this would be a good setup would be appreciated.
https://www.radiotracking.com/transmitters-2/lf-1-2g-special
The transmitter price seems reasonable to me, but L.L. Electronic's receivers are pretty expensive, particularly if you get their antennas. So I was looking for alternatives. Does anyone know if the com-spec PR-100A will work:
https://www.com-spec.com/rocket/products.html
Reading its manual, it operates in two ranges including the "legacy 218/219 MHz band (100 total channels)", and from forums on TRF I see the L.L. Electronics trackers operate in the 216-220MHz range. But is frequency all that matters? Are these receivers looking for certain FM or AM signals/bursts or just a signal operating in that range?
Any advice on whether this would be a good setup would be appreciated.