The length of an antenna always matters, regardless what frequency it is on. That said, an antenna of the incorrect length may work well enough...
Oh man... That is really sweet! Where did you get that body wOOd? I would love to have something like that. ...Tiger
I can see we need to think up a new name for our toys. ...Tiger
That could cost him a lot of feathers! :) ...Tiger
How about a 10cm long micro heli drone with carbon fiber blades no less! ...
Just another brilliant democrat!
Don't you think that if this was the good thing it's supposed to be that they could have announced it the day before rather than terrifying the...
Here you go John! http://hackaday.com/2013/01/28/reverse-engineering-the-furby/ ...Tiger
There are no potentiometers or encoders actually. They have moved the gyros to the camera platform and use that directly for feedback. This...
That was great John. I watched the motor winding video on your link. Doesn't look like much fun! I also watched this other one that's a DIY...
Tyson - I guess our postings about feedback crossed in cyberspace. I came back here to find your posting about the blue board. Yes, it's...
Here are a couple videos that perhaps show the development of this thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBJ7xdL8sH4...
Well... Reading a little closer I see "New direct drive Gimbal for gopro". That's pretty interesting. That being the case, one of two things...
I have a feeling that the "brushless" motor might actually be a stepper. I'd sure like to know more about those motors, because I like the...
Watched the program and it was really interesting. Definitely worth watching! It airs again this Friday at 2:00AM so you can stay up late or...
This showed up on Fox today: http://video.foxnews.com/v/2114345456001/new-frontiers-of-drone-technology/?playlist_id=86919 ...Tiger NOTE! Then...
"They help start up the plane's onboard power plant, which generates 5 megawatts of electricity" Holy Cow! 5 Megawatts!!! ...Tiger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CLLAKnVej9o#!
GPS - Seems like all I fly now are tocos. :) Hey... I was thinking about this last night so I'll just ask you here. What ever happened with...
No! I haven't tried to fly either. I looked in a mirror and noticed I didn't have any wings so I didn't see the point. I grant you the video...
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