Video Camera/transmitter on ebay

Ted Novak TRA#5512

That's so he can cheat Ebay out of their auction fees. Ebay charges a percentage of selling price, so they are only getting a few cents instead of a few bucks. It's supposed to be against the rules, but he's been getting away with it for a while now.

I won the 1 with 800mw. Haven't gotten it yet. I'll probably have it flying next spring.

I picked up one of the 800mw units. I think it was worth what I paid ($40 USD) It doesn't have audio, but I can live with that. Haven't tested the range yet. Camera & transmitter weight is about 65 grams no battery.

Regarding shipping, the stamps on the package come to $30.10 and they say Hong Kong. I did a quick conversion and it looks like $3.89 USD. (That's pretty cheap from HK to US, shipping from California would probably cost more and take as long) Do I feel ripped off paying $24 extra shipping? not really.

-Dan

Dan Chandler Southern New England Association of Rocketry

Makes sense now. When you think about, 60 bucks including shipping is still a good price.

Ted Novak TRA#5512

hows does it look at 1000' ?

at 1001' ?

ok, how about 1500?

anyone want to answer similar questions regarding the 800mw?

Can you connect the receiver to a camcorder to record the video?

Yes, it has a regular RCA video out jack. There is no sound.

Joe C. .

snipped-for-privacy@aol.com (RayDunak>receiver is easy to tune and well made. >>

Ask around and find a ham radio operator who has/knows who has a frequency counter for V/UHF and see what frequency the transmitter is on. It just might be illegal in the US at any power level.

Karl Perry QUARK, Cincinnati, OH

Joe, I just flew my two (not at the same time) today. One only went 550' on a D12 and the other went higher on a Pro38 2grain SS load. On both the video was good to apogee and only broke up a bit there due to the 'jiggling about' I just received that 99 cent video cam/transmitter/receiver discussed

Thats what I do, works great too.

This is true. But if the signal is not powerfull enough to exit the launch site.......

Yes and No

SOMETIMES the output signal is "non standard" and some "digital" camcorders may have trouble with this.

Example my Hitachi MPEG10W will record from the camera but not the reciever :-(

Something about a signal mismatch of something.

exactly

It's still illegal.

Saying it doesn't matter is kinda like saying "If I steal this pack of gum and nobody notices..."

-Kevin

I believe it has to be over 1000mw to qualify. otherwise, it falls into the realm of garage door openers, wireless microphones, and car locators.

I might be able to get it in the air next month. Just got an AT Wart-Hog at the Hobby Lobby 1/2 off sale. Just need to get a way to record at the field. I am planning on adding a payload section with an extra length of body tube for the camera. Take a look at this auction on e-Bay