Sent this via e-mail to Greg of BRB, also.
My BRB900 stopped working at my last launch. It had a fresh battery charge (Tx and Rx). I put it in the rocket and put it on the pad. I got a good signal and coordinates.
It was a long time before they actually got around to launching my rocket. Meanwhile, I looked again at the receiver, and it had gone to all asterisks, with an S0 (for no satellites).
Since then, that is all that I can get out of it. When I turn on both units, the transmitter's LED flashes, then it goes dark. The receiver boots up, but shows all asterisks and S0.
Does this sound like a Tx problem or an Rx problem? I can't tell if the transmitter can't get a satellite, or if it has lost comms with the receiver.
Is it possible that the Tx battery drained during that 20 minutes or so on the pad after it had been fully charged?
Thanks for any help.
My BRB900 stopped working at my last launch. It had a fresh battery charge (Tx and Rx). I put it in the rocket and put it on the pad. I got a good signal and coordinates.
It was a long time before they actually got around to launching my rocket. Meanwhile, I looked again at the receiver, and it had gone to all asterisks, with an S0 (for no satellites).
Since then, that is all that I can get out of it. When I turn on both units, the transmitter's LED flashes, then it goes dark. The receiver boots up, but shows all asterisks and S0.
Does this sound like a Tx problem or an Rx problem? I can't tell if the transmitter can't get a satellite, or if it has lost comms with the receiver.
Is it possible that the Tx battery drained during that 20 minutes or so on the pad after it had been fully charged?
Thanks for any help.