I am trying to find the checkbox to turn on smart beaconing on the BeeLine 2m High Power GPS. In the documentation it shows a checkbox to enable smart...
Yes, smart beaconing is on all the time. If you want to effectively turn it off, and change to a periodic beacon, then you set the parameters like this: ...
... The boards are back from the fab, and working as expected. Just as a review, this new board will integrate a USB interface and a single cell lithium poly...
Folks, I am a little bewildered; this used to be fairly easy for me but now I am stuck. Running Beeline GPS Communicator rev. 24NW, release of 7/27/0, I seem ...
Greg, no, rebooting did not change the behavior, but I do notice something else; I am not getting packets from it either. I was earlier today (which when I...
Can you hook up the 5-pin serial header to hyperterm (9600 8 n 1) and cycle power on the transmitter? It should start out by sending a '!' character.... --...
hello, my name is Brian Barney, I fly out of southern california. I have had a BRB transmitter for a year or so, but none of the flights drifted far enough...
Hi Brian, Sounds like you're not flying high enough, or with enough "W" ;) I'm able to get directionality using my VX-5 which also has 5 khz steps, but it...
Brian, As Greg suggests, when you are relatively close, the problem is more aggravating; you need plenty of experience, a variable attenuation to reduce signal...
I don't know too much about this flight, but check this out -- heading out over the Atlantic as of 10:40pm Pacific time. http://aprs.fi/?call=KC2TUA-8 -- Greg...
That attenuator worked really well for me - I used to have one (lost it somehow.) and I could get within about 2m of the transmitter. I now just detune my...
Here's the KML file for google earth that I reconstructed from the logs at aprs.fi http://bigredbee.com/docs/BLGPS/FlightData/pbh-8.kml PBH-8 was a high...
Hello all, I have 2 questions. First, I couldnt find on the website for the BRB that lists the maximum power output. They have a hidden xmitter hunt in...
Hi Brian, Maximum output power is +12dBm, or about 16 mw. A yagi for 2 meters is significantly larger than for 70cm, other than that, it should be good ...
Hey all, I am using the BeeLine 2M GPS for a university balloon project. This forum has been a great resource thus far! I had a question about the smart...
Hi Group I have been using the small BRB to backup APRS while launching ballon. I made a small controler to turn the BRB on/off (6hr)/(18hr) to extend battery...
Hmmmmm, I'd have to really think about it and dig into the code, but I think if you set the turn time higher than the fast rate / slow rate, you'll effectively...
Hey All, I was wondering if anyone was having issues getting GPS lock on the 2M BeeLine inside of a structure? I am placing it inside of a balloon payload and...
Hi Neal, The Trimble Lassen IQ will NOT get a GPS lock inside a building. You can monitor the 5-pin serial port (9600 8 N 1) to see the $GPRMC sentences,...
I was wondering if anyone was having issues getting GPS lock on the 2M BeeLine inside of a structure? I am placing it inside of a balloon payload and my...
Thanks for the help. The balloon structure I am using is 2" foam board insulation inside a sewn nylon sleeve. I was able to get GPS lock from my other comm...
In the file below, the first 5 altitude samples (rows 21-25)after the rocket leaves the pad show no change, while both latitude and longitude indicate the...
Hi Tom, GPS algorithms place a priority on minimizing X an Y position errors at the expense of Z. Even though the filters have been turned off to minimize...
Greg, Yes, it drops from 8 to 4 at first motion, then moves up to 6 for four samples, and then steps to 7 when the altitude first updates Tom 4 84 275.52 !--...
Hello all, I recently purchased a Beeline Tx, built a 6 element yagi and hope to use it to help track a 54mm, 3 lb rocket that was launched yesterday on test...
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