<--Previous  Up  Next-->



DSCN1349.JPG

Construction panel cut down and hollowed out to fit the components of the tracker. 12v pck for radio, Maxon DM-0515 data radio, 9v pack for OT and GPS. Foil covered OpenTracker. We saw that there was a problem on the ground with the transmitter keyd down constantly after first position beacon. We covered the OT with foil and that seemed to fix the problem but it showed up again at 79000'. The GPS is a Rockwel Jupiter engine with ahombuilt attached interface board for 5v regulation and TTL to RS232 translation, an amplified antenna is attached with its 15' of cable coiled up in a cavity ion the foam.