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[denverdoc]

I’m talking about more professional grade stuff. The camera’s I’ve seen run about $100 or a little bit more.

Warren

Warren, yes thats a possibility, but there are some bigger bore hi-rez CCD lipstick like cams, but these are running 250 or more on the sites I’ve seen. Darn, should have seized the moment, not sure I want to invest that much. If anyone wants to go in halves, lets do it!
J

[Conway StevensParticipant]

Hey John. Actually I to am looking in to onboard video as well. BUT i would rather it just do direct record on board myself then have it do wireless transmission to the ground. Is that the same as what you are looking to want to do? If so I would be interested. Wouldnt mind doin a lil video in my L3 project.

Conway

[denverdoc]

Con,

I’m completely open as to logging vs telemetry, esp if we could write to a compact media type. But I really want to do a tube camera as I am really really tired of sanding, filling, filing, shaping etc 👿

My L3 is a “modular” rocket consisting of 4 in one. 10′ by 6″; 8′ by 4″ ; both by 12′ single stage, and both by 14 ‘ two stage. A creative and fun project that has taught me scads about building big, but…………

The amt of surface work/prep has been staggering! I’m fried. At this stage I just want to bolt a pair of strap-on’s on, put the camera in one, a dummy load in the other and be good to go. Besides these strap-ons have a dual use, Skids!
J
PS: Next rocket or several are gonna be kits, pref the FG type. 😉

[Conway StevensParticipant]

As I am a bit of a Comp geek owning my own PC bussiness here and wanting to do some of this type of direct filimg and loading editing and burning to media is what really interest me as well as I just love the look of video of a onboard flight. Now when you are say tube camera tell me more as to what you are looking for. As I am looking for something rather compact. i dont care if it writes to tape or flash memory or what. I am open to suggestions as this would be my first try at any of this such work. (to much past just dedicated at building fast high alt rockets i guess no room) But beings that now my train of thought is more along the lines of BDR stuff and lots of motor and/or motors. Room will be a thing i have. As for i understand on the projects they wear on. the rocket i have that I am doing for my L3 is an all glass contruction 6″ Diameter done in zipperless fashion. My booster being capable of 98mm motor and long enough(48″+) to handle the N4000 BB motor from AMW. moving to a lower body section for the apogee event (36″+ long) connected together to the upper airframe (48″ Long) and the blowing the nose cone off for the mains.(total of about 14ft tall) Something simple. pretty muchly the way i build everything I have done guess it just works. But my ebay is plenty large. and I am only running 2 RRC2X alt in it for deployment. something simple. But i would love to catch the M2500GG flight for the cert on film. I am willing as that this part about the camera being not so knowledgeble to really take some suggestions on what to get what to look for ect….Gotta learn somewhere i guess.But thats the whole reason I am a BAR-BAR….. (2nd time around being a BAR thingy…lol) Plus I also plan to get back into doing EX as well and plans for some VERY large motors. Would love to be able to get some good film on that to. Anyhow John I will take any info as like I say I am learning about this aspect of onboard video.

Thanks

Conway

[denverdoc]

Con,
Funny, I’m a bar-bar myself, or a re-BAR first as estes in youth, then during grad school, estes in conection with volunteer work at a Boys/Girls club which led to lots of comp. experience and my first view of HPR, then most recently as HPR addict. When I say tube cam–just that. Cylindrical profile with leads out the ass. No mirrors. No funny looking moldings, just a straight shot down the side.
J

[Conway StevensParticipant]

Hey john do you have any links or pics of what your are talking about as I belive we are looking for the same thing.

[denverdoc]

Con,

heres an example of what I was looking at–could be bigger round, but like the CCD >= full NTSC standard, auto irising etc.

http://www.microvideo.ca/3000Hcam.htm

There are more and likely cheaper sources for the same thing…
John

[Rob Piotrowski]

Guys,

I just bought the Boostervision Camera with flat patch antenna off of the ROL auction for $90, the package lists at $120-$130. In my limited testing the images are nice, I will be testing its range and shakiness factor when I attach it to my R/C car. The range is only 3000′ but I dont have to have a amateur radio license at this juncture. In my mind the problem I see is that these devices are specialized, I have looked for a transmitter/receiver package that would transmit any data given to it whether it be telemetry from sensor or A/V from the camera(s) or both. I have not yet found it.

[Warren B. MusselmanModerator]

I’ve been fiddling around with a hybrid device by Radiotronix. The Wi.232FHSS-250 is 250mW, up to 7 miles line of site, 2400-152K baud RS232 wire replacement. The modules are $40-$60 ea. depending on the packaging version. They use the 900-916 Mhz band using frequency hopping spread spectrum – no license required. The device handles retransmission transparently and it is used effectively has a replacement for a serial data cable.

I plan on using it to transmit serial data down from a GPS unit on my birds.

Warren

[Rob Piotrowski]

Guys,

I just bought the Boostervision Camera with flat patch antenna off of the ROL auction for $90, the package lists at $120-$130. In my limited testing the images are nice, I will be testing its range and shakiness factor when I attach it to my R/C car. The range is only 3000′ but I dont have to have a amateur radio license at this juncture. In my mind the problem I see is that these devices are specialized, I have looked for a transmitter/receiver package that would transmit any data given to it whether it be telemetry from sensor or A/V from the camera(s) or both. I have not yet found it.

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