I built my Level 2 rocket nose cone with a removable bulkhead in preparation for a GPS tracker. I've seen the new MissleWorks RTX system and am patiently waiting for it to hit the open market. I've got the basic constructs of how I want to mount it and make it removable/interchangeable with future projects. One question I keep going back and forth on is turning the tracker power supply on/off. Option one is a power switch to access once the whole thing is 'buttoned up' ready for flight. I'm assuming this would required some sort of access hole drilled into the nose cone. Option two would be to just plug in the battery before screwing on the bulkhead. I'm planning on using a LiPo battery with JST connector. If I remember correctly, when Jim Amos shared some info on the RTX at the NCR Annual Meeting in January, he said he was easily getting 24 hrs out of a modestly sized LiPo. So, I don't feel like there will be much urgency to shorten the time from turning the unit on to getting it to the pad and launching.
Suggestions, other options, pictures....? What have you all done? Thanks.
Suggestions, other options, pictures....? What have you all done? Thanks.