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ROL NEWS--BeeLine Transmitter Released

BeeLine Transmitter Released June 22, 2005 Web posted at: 1:06 PM EDT

(ROL Newswire) -- BigRedBee is pleased to announce the release of their new radio tracking beacon specifically designed for rocketry use! The BeeLine Transmitter is fully user programmable and can be set to any frequency in the 70cm amateur radio band.

The +12dbm output can easily track a rocket more than five miles in the air and two miles on the ground. The rechargeable lithium polymer battery lasts over 48 hours. The entire unit measures less than 1" x 2", fits inside a 29mm body tube, and weighs less than 1 oz including battery.

No dedicated receiver is required; simply use any 70cm FM handheld radio or scanner and an easy to make Yagi antenna. Package deal including transmitter, PC serial interface, rechargeable battery and charger is priced at less than $100. Additional transmitters can be purchased separately.

BigRedBee will only sell the BeeLine Transmitter to licensed Ham Radio Operators. Please provide your call sign when ordering.

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They're nifty little transmitters, and an amateur license only costs $14 (ARRL testing fee). A 70cm handheld transceiver will set you back $100

- $200, depending on the model, and the Yagi antenna costs under $20 to make.

Not as fancy or easy "out of the box" as the Rocket Hunter, Walston, etc units, but still VERY nice. Our club has several, and I'll be ordering my two on Friday.

-Kevin

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Kevin Trojanowski

Is it me, or is the website down? I wanna place an order!

paul.

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Shax

These are very good units and very affordable. I've got one and just use a cheap used scanner I got off of e-bay, and I made my own yagi antenna out of spare junk for a few dollars.

The neat thing about them is that you can program the frequency so that you won't be sharing the same frequency with anyone else.

Well worth getting the amateur license required to purchase one.

Mike Fisher Binder Design

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Binder Design

This must be the tracking system Rick was telling me about last Sunday. Looks like a good deal.

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J.A. Michel

Rick bought into a Rocket Hunter setup with Don Rice and a few others; or, he could've been talking about what these.

Greg has been making his own 70cm transmitters for years; I actually flew (and broke) one in Lusty on her maiden voyage in Amarillo. Doug has a couple of the BeeLine transmitters, and I'll be ordering two tomorrow, along with my radios.

-Kevin

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Kevin Trojanowski

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