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Thinning the fleet out a bit. I have several Eggfinder transmitters that I built myself. These are the version that the GPS module was soldered on by the builder, I added epoxy to the module to hold it to the board better: Included is a stubby antenna and JST connector: The Frequency is set...

We live in Goodyear, AZ near the junction of I-10 and the 303 freeway. There are a bunch of Amazon Fulfillment centers near that junction. Being prime members, we regularly use Amazon to pick up stuff. This morning I ordered a Black & Decker handheld vacuum, at around 5:30 am. Handy little...

I posted up some pic's in the "What I did today -instead- of rocketry" earlier today, but instead of loading up a bunch of pictures there, I thought I would start a new thread (read blog) here to fill those in that are interested in a desert rat's impression of a snow day in Red River, NM...

My local club avoids the holiday weekends by holding one launch in the November/December holiday season. The high power waiver is on for Saturday and Sunday, but Sharon and I like to bring out our LPR/MPR rockets and fly them on Friday. This last weekend, we added in Thursday so we could set up...

I'm building an old G76-10 green load for the 29/40-120 casing (with a copperhead ignitor o_O) and the instructions have no mention regarding adjusting the delay. The old delay tool I have is for 38mm loads and the delay grain for the 29mm load doesn't fit. Balsa Machining lists an RDK 7 second...

A restless night last night got Sharon and I up around 2 am. This is not that unusual for us, we normally go to bed around 8 pm and get up between 3 and 4 am. Sharon runs a business, and is most productive early in the morning before the phone starts ringing. This morning we discussed plans...

Those of you that follow us on TRF already know that we are spending the summer in Northern New Mexico in a little town called Red River. We try to attend some of the launches nearby, like NSL in Alamosa, Co., NCR up in the Pawnee National grasslands and Tripoli Colorado near Hartsell, Co. We...

Taking my CF Mongoose 75 to NSL to test their waiver. I built an M1850 White Lightning and added the tailcone rear closure: Has anyone flown this? I'm thinking I will get a little melt down on the edge there.... Won't keep me from doing it, but if you already tried this, let me know how it...

Sharon and I first visited San Luis Valley Rocketeers in May of 2021, when they hosted the National Sport launch. We enjoyed it so much that we went back for "Spudnik" last year at the same time. Alamosa, Colorado is a short 1.5 hour drive from our summer home in Red River, NM. Unfortunately...

It's 2:30 AM and why am I up on a launch day? This week has been more hectic than usual, so I thought I would share it in a blog, So If you don't have a lot of time to read about Hardline (Sharon), move along to another thread.... Some of you may know Sharon, my wife for over 30 years. We...

I've built a bunch of Eggtimer products, mostly Eggfinder TX units, and a few Eggfinder RX's, and some Eggtimer Quantums, Wifi switches, and a scattering of most of his other products. I'm always pleasantly surprised when they work. Not all of them did without some help from Cris. This thread is...

My home club decided to have two 3 day high power waivered launch's this holiday season, instead of the regular 2 day launches each month. Sharon and I usually go a day early to fly low and mid power rockets before the crowds show up on the weekend. So last Thursday, Dec. 2nd, we headed out to...

Last Sunday, I started posting pic's of the LPR/MPR rockets Sharon and I were prepping for our annual "New Years Eve" rocket launch. Post # 29,187 on the "What did you do rocket wise today" thread. My second post, #29,200 showed a few more rockets, and I came up with an idea for a contest...

Last weekend was the second isolation launch in sunny Arizona. We had a few people join us, so it proved to be somewhat less isolated. Brought the trailer over on Thursday, April 16th and packed it up with LPR/MPR rockets we had been prepping all week long. There's a reason it's called a "Toy...

During our second two weeks of self isolation, we got a bit antsy and decided to fly some rockets. Sharon hit it hard in the office to get her work out, and I prepped some rockets and packed the trailer. We drove out to an old abandoned airport in the desert for a little launch by ourselves...

Had a great day of flying with our home club TRA/PHX last weekend. I got to fly two "Sharon's Sparkler" loads, one in a 54/2550 casing that one of the Embry-Riddle students got pictures of. Sorry that I didn't get his name, but the pictures are awesome! This is my minimum diameter Blackhawk 54...

Picked up an old Dr. Rockets 98/5120 casing with closures last year at GHS launch. Didn't really take it apart until I needed to build an L2500 Super thunder motor for Sharon's Gizmo XL today. I know that Aerotech has made a slew of different stuff over the years, but this is a new one for me...

Shockcord mount for Featherweight GPS $25 shipped

Flew my 4" Punisher on an L900 at Airfest last weekend. Both the RRC-3 and SLCF turned on normally, ran through preflight tests and got good beeps prior to flight. Everything operated normally, firing the deployment charges at the proper time, but when I tried to download, no data was saved on...

I Won this kit at LDRS this year, and decided to build it last week. It's a simple 4" rocket that looks to be made from LOC parts, and is sold by AMW. It's basically designed to be a motor deploy rocket with a 54mm MMT. But I really don't like to depend on a motor delay for recovery, so I added...