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1. [CQ-Contest] Hexacopter (score: 1)
Author: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:47:44 -0700
I see that the Hexacopter received some comments again in the latest ARRL Contest update. It and its sister products are amazing bits of technology, and although a bit pricey it occurred to me during
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2010-08/msg00159.html (7,374 bytes)

2. Re: [CQ-Contest] Hexacopter (score: 1)
Author: <rmthorne@suddenlink.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:18:03 -0800
Hi Dave: I don't think it will work. The hexacopter runs on batteries (lithium polymer) and flight times will be relatively short in the 10 to 20 minute range, probably shorter due to the weight of a
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2010-08/msg00160.html (9,043 bytes)

3. Re: [CQ-Contest] Hexacopter (score: 1)
Author: "Rex Lint" <rex@lint.mv.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:46:55 -0400
As long as the chopper is not at ground potential, the RF should't be a factor... kinda like a bird sitting on a 30KV transmission line. -Rex Rex Lint, Consultant 26 Brek Drive Merrimack, NH 03054   
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2010-08/msg00161.html (8,951 bytes)

4. Re: [CQ-Contest] Hexacopter (score: 1)
Author: Joe <nss@mwt.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:30:38 -0500
But how bad will the RF swamp out the GPS? On our balloon flights a 1 watt ATV signal if it's withinn a foot or two will swamp it out to uselessness. Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle T
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2010-08/msg00164.html (10,621 bytes)

5. Re: [CQ-Contest] Hexacopter (score: 1)
Author: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:56:42 -0700
That's why I suggested that it would also support a wire for continuous power feed. Please re-read my original post. By the way, the Hexacopter is supposedly capable of lifting something in the range
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2010-08/msg00165.html (9,913 bytes)

6. Re: [CQ-Contest] Hexacopter (score: 1)
Author: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:07:25 -0700
RF is different. Are you saying you'd be willing to touch the tip of a 160m vertical with a KW being fed to it, even if you were just floating up there? I doubt it. Besides, there would be other prox
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2010-08/msg00166.html (11,159 bytes)


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