V2rocketeer
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Hi All
I'm installing a Telemetrum 1.2 into a MD 54mm bird that will be pushed hard with big motors.
My ebay has a central threaded rod to hold the ends together. To avoid or at least reduce the antenna of the
Telemetrum from coupling with with the rod I have epoxied a section of carbon tubing that should encase the
threaded rod. Yes this will in some way block some of the RF but I think that locating the altimeter with a majority
of the antenna poking out into the next bay should assist with that. I was under the impression that the Telemetrum
had to be antenna up in its installation. I see in the AltOs configure Altimeter that there is an option to configure the
altimeters orientation. Can the Telemetrum be mounted upside down? It suits me better as I can run the antenna
into the drogue bay which will not have a drogue and have less to tangle with than in the main bay with the chute.
So my 2 questions are.
Is there any problem running the Telemetrum as shown below with the threaded rod covered by a carbon rod ?
Can the Telemetrum V1.2 be mounted upside down?
I will do some ground testing of the RF signal from the Telemetrum but was curious if anyone else had tried this?
73
Chris vk2icj
I'm installing a Telemetrum 1.2 into a MD 54mm bird that will be pushed hard with big motors.
My ebay has a central threaded rod to hold the ends together. To avoid or at least reduce the antenna of the
Telemetrum from coupling with with the rod I have epoxied a section of carbon tubing that should encase the
threaded rod. Yes this will in some way block some of the RF but I think that locating the altimeter with a majority
of the antenna poking out into the next bay should assist with that. I was under the impression that the Telemetrum
had to be antenna up in its installation. I see in the AltOs configure Altimeter that there is an option to configure the
altimeters orientation. Can the Telemetrum be mounted upside down? It suits me better as I can run the antenna
into the drogue bay which will not have a drogue and have less to tangle with than in the main bay with the chute.
So my 2 questions are.
Is there any problem running the Telemetrum as shown below with the threaded rod covered by a carbon rod ?
Can the Telemetrum V1.2 be mounted upside down?
I will do some ground testing of the RF signal from the Telemetrum but was curious if anyone else had tried this?
73
Chris vk2icj
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