[TowerTalk] the future of antenna and tower inspection

[Richard Thorne]

If you want to get real serious using a muli rotor, here is one example.

http://www.atlantahobby.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=17125&idcategory=

They can get very fancy with the ability to program in way-points and go 
home and land if you happen to lose control.

I've often thought about adding one to my r/c collection specifically 
for what Dave is using his parrot for.


Rich - N5ZC

On 4/14/2013 3:18 PM, K1TTT wrote:
> So far I have avoided trees, lots of clear space around my towers by design.
> And yes, the wifi range is a big limiting factor.  The only controller I
> have is an ipod touch which gets me about 200' or so.   I wonder if there
> are android devices that have external wifi capability?  It does have a usb
> plug, with a bit of software and an sdr plugged into it you could probably
> add a field strength reading to the telemetry or have it recorded on board.
> They do have a gps plugin for it so it could probably be programmed to fly
> circles around a tower at some specified height and record coordinates along
> with field strength.
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://k1ttt.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Lux [mailto:jimlux at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 19:44
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] the future of antenna and tower inspection
>
> On 4/14/13 12:12 PM, K1TTT wrote:
>> Well, except for the part where I chase the dog around the yard that is.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIfhRzGo8uI
>>
> As long as it's not too windy, these work well..  The other issue I've had
> is that the WiFi range isn't as good as I would like, but I think that's
> more of an interference issue (with the zillions of home access points
> around me).  I haven't figured out yet how to put a directional antenna in
> the system (not like my iPad has a antenna connector)
>
>
> I'd love to figure out a way to put a very low mass field strength receiver
> on one and send the output back to the ground.  Measure the pattern
> in-situ...
>
>
> (and I'll bet you've had the experience of hitting a tree branch or leaves)
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