03-06-2016, 01:09 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Originally Posted by ghrocketman
The original factory-assembled Transroc Rocketronics from Estes usually fetch high bids the few times they come up on eBay which is really rare; FAR rarer than Cinerocs, K-29 1/70 Saturn 1B's, and Centuri 1/45 Little Joe II's.
I remember seeing originals on eBay maybe 3 times in the last 5 years.
The Transroc II trackers that Estes offered in either the late 90's or early 2000's are genuine junk.
Avoid like the plague.
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I agree, but the sonic locator -concept- itself is valid (although I prefer radio because it can achieve much greater ranges with little power). With a good (and sufficiently large) parabolic-reflector microphone, a beeper-equipped rocket could be tracked and located, which would be useful for relatively low-power rockets that don't fly too far but can become lost in tall grass or other foliage on the ground. |