If you have a RC plane or rocket the BeeLine GPS might add a new dimension to your flights and launches. Have a look at the site for lots more information.
“The BeeLine GPS also has on-board non-volatile memory that stores coordinates for download after your flight. 128 k-bits of storage means you get more than 10 minutes of data. View your flight profiles in Google Earth! Here is a flight to 17,000 feet AGL on a single use AT K250.
Features:
bullet Completely integrated: RF transmitter, GPS and RF antennas, GPS Module, and battery all in one small package.
* Optional Digital Telemetry Package: hardware G-switch for launch detect, up to 4 digital inputs
* Lithium-Poly battery lasts for more than 8 hours.
* Transmits on ANY frequency in the 70cm band (in 125 hz steps) (33cm band optional)
* APRS compatible — uses standard decoding hardware
* Integrated active GPS patch antenna — external antenna available
* Battery Backup for GPS module enables quick GPS lock times
* Power Management: User programmable transmit rates
* Compatible with existing BeeLine Serial Adapters and Chargers
* Optional SMA RF antenna connection
* Field – upgradeable firmware
* Range: 20 miles line of site.
* Flight data stored in non-volatile memory — compatible with Google Earth
* 1.25″ x 3″, weighs about 2 ounces, and fits in a 38mm body tube (or a 54mm nose cone)
* Transmits latitude, longitude, altitude, course and speed.
* BeeLine GPS DataLogger also available without RF. No License required. Store up to 10,000 data points!”
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought that rockets could not have tracking capabilities in them. If they did they would be considered missiles.
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Simply not true. Active guidance is frowned upon, but nothing wrong with realtime tracking.
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I’m working on building my own system similar to this but a hell of a lot cheaper. I already bought a PS2 GPS module from ebay for about $25 took it apart and pinned out the connector and can get the serial GPS strings out. I then built a 5v power supply to run the thing and now I’m just stuck on radio issues. Trying to decide between some kind of serial radio or hooking it up to an AVR or Arduino to output APRS through a small standard audio radio.