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Hey everybody... I'm *just* getting started with *thinking* about putting electronics in a rocket. I'm looking for the "Fisher-Price My First Rocket Tracker kit" -- something so simple, even an idiot like me can't screw it up. I'm a ham, so, something as simple as a micro-fox that puts out a 2-meter signal and I use a Yagi to find it is OK. I can solder, but can't solder SMT components, so as long as the leads can be seen with the naked eye, I'm OK. I have a 1.6" Diameter LOC Sandhawk (Park Flier), so I have a payload bay to mount it (Other payload-bearing rockets I have are an Estes Olympus and an AST Sky Ferry)
Mind you, I'm not planning for the rocket to go out of sight, but I want to experiment with tracking a rocket before I ever get to the big stuff that could potentially need tracking stuff. I currently have exactly zero experience with rocketry electronics, so again, I'm looking for something simple, relatively cheap and not full of useless features I don't need at this time. Any suggestions??
Mind you, I'm not planning for the rocket to go out of sight, but I want to experiment with tracking a rocket before I ever get to the big stuff that could potentially need tracking stuff. I currently have exactly zero experience with rocketry electronics, so again, I'm looking for something simple, relatively cheap and not full of useless features I don't need at this time. Any suggestions??