Updated Ground Station

Started by plingboot, February 16, 2014, 07:23:58 PM

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plingboot

Been working on this for a little while.

Heavily based on my original design, this one moves a new IRC diversity VRx into the main housing, leaving the new IRC patch (replacing the lovely, but very delicate CW helical) on the pan/tilt mount. I've also added a static IRC SpiroNet cloverleaf. 

The Little button above the "front' sticker lets me change channels on the VTx without having to open it all up.

Power will eventually be one of TBS's GS packs.

EzTracker is on the side of the pan assembly.

The RMRC 8" monitor is mounted on a home made ali bracket and simply slides up and off for transport.

The sockets are:
• 11v and signal for the monitor
• 2 x 11v and signal for two lots of goggles
• 1 x output to connect an iphone for tracking
• 1 x output for the SDCard recorder.
• XT60 connecting plate
• Main ON/OFF switch

Mounts to a tripod via an Arca style QR rail.