[roc-chat] Re: Small DD altimeters...
- From: Mike Riss <rockt_dude@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:03:41 -0800 (PST)
"burrito
style" is when a parachute is wrapped in a 'chute protector much like how a
tortilla is wrapped around a burrito.
Mike
--- On Wed, 12/26/12, ENHolmberg@xxxxxxx <ENHolmberg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: ENHolmberg@xxxxxxx <ENHolmberg@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Small DD altimeters...
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 8:04 AM
In a message dated 12/25/2012 7:27:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
bicyclop@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Howdy
Jeff,
Most trackers do operate on ham frequencies. It's easy to get a
technician license. The Raven altimeter uses a 110mAhr battery and fires Q2G2
matches reliably. They're going to draw less than 2 amps at 4 volts. I
flew my red Formula 54 on it, burrito style, on
Saturday. I had a BigRedBee beacon in it and used my homemade yagi to DF it
about two miles away. Those winds aloft were vicious. Josh flew his extended
Formula 75 with one and with a BigRedBeeGPS. He has a Yeasu VX-8GR with
built in GPS and APRS packet decoding and walked straight to it. Having a
handi-talkie to call for help isn't a bad idea when you're walking around out
in the desert.
Ed, What is burrito
style?
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