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it'll take a few days as the book won't fit tin the document feeder of my scanner, so I have to scan it one page at a time.
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Take as long as you need. Thanks.
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Hello All,
Here (see: http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/Tr...wnersManual.pdf and https://www.google.com/search?hl=en...le+Search&gbv=2 ) is the Estes Transroc model rocket radio transmitter owner's manual, which contains schematics of all of the variants of the transmitter (with the different sensors connected to it) as well as complete assembly, use, and troubleshooting instructions, and PC (Printed Circuit) board diagrams--it also includes rocket-locating techniques (using the Transroc in tracking beacon mode). Michael Banks' book "Second Stage: Advanced Model Rocketry" (see: http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Sea...+Model+Rocketry ) covers the Transroc transmitter (and others, if memory serves; my copy is boxed-up at the moment) and includes schematics. ALSO: Here (see: http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/ca...74/74est52.html ) is a brief overview of the Transroc transmitter and its optional sensors (microphone, temperature sensor, photocell roll rate sensor, etc.). If the Transroc transmitter appears too daunting for a first project, one of the two transmitters in G. Harry Stine's "Handbook of Model Rocketry" (the 4th and 5th Editions--these schematics should be preserved on "Ye Olde Rocket Plans," too) has only *six* electronic components!
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Did this ever get posted?
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While I haven't checked the FCC regulations (they're at www.fcc.gov ) regarding this, the new Transroc devices might also, if desired, be able to utilize the new FRS (Family Radio Service) frequencies, and/or the 49 MHz band that has been used for baby monitors. The FRS band and/or the 49 MHz band might even permit digital video transmission, particularly if the FCC's Part 15 rules (which allow low-power transmission on the Long Wave, Medium Wave [AM], Short Wave, FM, TV, and other bands without a license) also have provisions for the FRS and 49 MHz bands.
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I had two original Transrocs.
The first one was the kit you soldered together. I didn't have much experience with soldering and never got it to work. The second was the assembled version. I used the Midland walkie talkie sold by Estes to hear the beeps. I added theTransroc microphone kit to "hear" what was going on inside the rocket. It wasn't very impressive. You heard the hiss of the engine, some wind noise and the ejection charge. Pretty much the same sounds you heard from the ground without the walkie talkie!
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Is that true? I have a couple old Transrocs and a friend mentioned that the CB bands can't be used for data transmissions anymore. |
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At least in microphone mode, the Transroc is--electronically speaking, due to its output power and modulation mode--just a rocket-borne walkie-talkie. But as a practical matter, the CB channels are pretty empty today because drivers and truckers now have other options (cellphones, smartphones, tablet computers, and satellite phones). Even walkie-talkies now have access to (and are made to operate on) another, higher-frequency band, the FRS (Family Radio Service) band.
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Black Shire--Draft horse in human form, model rocketeer, occasional mystic, and writer, see: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperba...an-form/8075185 http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/what...of-2%29/6122050 http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/what...of-2%29/6126511 All of my book proceeds go to the Northcote Heavy Horse Centre www.northcotehorses.com. NAR #54895 SR |
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