[TowerTalk] Fwd: the future of antenna and tower inspection

[Grant Saviers]

piling on,

the leads/antenna could be small gauge with power sent via high 
voltages/low current, since the motors could be PWM driven with the 
onboard processor or a simple buck convertor..  Taking out the LiPo 
battery saves weight too.  Any Maker's that have hacked one?   btw 
having flown a MEMS gyro in a rocket, I don't think the MEMS gyros are 
stable enough for long term unattended hover positioning, so periodic 
radio position control would probably be needed, or maybe a GPS lock.

Grant KZ1W


On 4/15/2013 9:50 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
>
> With the right filtering/decoupling one of the power leads could 
> actually BE the antenna.  I'm assuming the suspended vertical would be 
> used for transmit only, since even a beverage-on-ground would make a 
> much better receiving antenna.
>
> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
>
>
>
> On 4/15/2013 10:13 PM, K8RI wrote:
>>
>> Seems to me the power lead running tight against the antenna would be 
>> a problem
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Roger (K8RI)
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