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Actually looking forward to seeing the dentist again Friday.
Quote from: crueby on February 22, 2018, 01:57:49 AMActually looking forward to seeing the dentist again Friday.Ah the consequences of mint chocolate chip cookies.That, or payback from some higher being.
Chris I know that you have been asked about RC under water before, but I got another one. On full size subs they use VLF (Very Low Frequency) radios in order to be able to have connection down to some depth - do you use as low frequency as possible RC equipment or is even the new 2.4GHz. RC gear useable down to the few feet you go ?
Probably no work on either model today, last night the tooth attacked me , made a emergency run into the dentist this morning to get the old crown off to let it drain and such. No sleep last night, so off to some naps!
Hi Chris, Have you looked into the 344 MHz radios? I have been following ScratchbuildwithJohn on Utube, He is in Australia and using 433 MHz with his sub.Gerald.
Quote from: steamboatmodel on February 24, 2018, 02:36:03 AMHi Chris, Have you looked into the 344 MHz radios? I have been following ScratchbuildwithJohn on Utube, He is in Australia and using 433 MHz with his sub.Gerald.Have not heard of the 344 band, brings up two questions:-are they still being made?-are they legal in the US? Things do vary by country.Okay, 3 questions, who makes them?Some in our club with ham license use 53 mhz, think it is.
Quote from: crueby on February 24, 2018, 02:45:47 AMQuote from: steamboatmodel on February 24, 2018, 02:36:03 AMHi Chris, Have you looked into the 344 MHz radios? I have been following ScratchbuildwithJohn on Utube, He is in Australia and using 433 MHz with his sub.Gerald.Have not heard of the 344 band, brings up two questions:-are they still being made?-are they legal in the US? Things do vary by country.Okay, 3 questions, who makes them?Some in our club with ham license use 53 mhz, think it is.Chris,There are plenty of 433Mhz rc radio's still being made. I did a quick check on Amazon and they were available in the US, they are widely available in Australia. I believe that you need to be a licensed Ham operator to use devices in the 433 spectrum in the US, as the DoD does use those frequencies, probably best to check with local authorities though.I've done a lot of commercial work with 433Mhz devices in a variety of conditions. The best i had was working on a quarry in NZ, we had a bunch of transmitters mounted on loaders and sending telemetry from load cells in the buckets back to a controller. The loaders could operate up to 5-6 km without line of site before we got issues.CF
On a side note, Live Steam has put up the cover for the next issue on their website, should look familiar to those who followed my last build!I should be getting my copies soon, so back to staring at the mailbox between making submarine parts...
Quote from: crueby on February 12, 2018, 05:51:20 PMOn a side note, Live Steam has put up the cover for the next issue on their website, should look familiar to those who followed my last build!I should be getting my copies soon, so back to staring at the mailbox between making submarine parts...I got my copy earlier this week. Looking forward to reading the articles.But, last night I was rummaging through old photo albums, and instead of finding the photos I was looking for, I found the photos of when Clark's Trading Post brought their Lombard to the Model T Snowmobile meet in Thornton, NH. It was on Feb 24, 2001. They had a large, open field to run on, and it was a pretty cold day, so lots of good steam.<Edit> - ok, why is my image not showing? - Here's the URL... </Edit>https://www.flickr.com/photos/50387839@N03/40476486481/in/dateposted-public/I have more, if you're interested...
Thanks Bouch, that looks like a fun day!I have looked at Clark Tradings websites, they don't say anything about the Lombard, which puzzles me. Its still there, i gather, but they don't seem to be running it anymore.
That was an awesome weekend of lombarding but cold , I think it took me the rest of the year to warm up . The coolest thing was watching how to replace the belts in a model t tranny on Friday nite !