Equipment & Construction Pages

GPS Receivers & Antennas

Used For

Trimble Lassen LP GPS Receiver BEAR-1 & 2, SABLE-1 & 2
Trimble Lassen iQ GPS Receiver SABLE-3, BEAR-3 thru 6
Trimble Copernicus GPS Receiver SABLE-4, BEAR-7 to Present

 

Trackers

Used For

BEAR-1 Tracker BEAR-1
BEAR-2 Tracker BEAR-2
Pocket Tracker SABLE-1 & 2
Micro-Trak 300 V1.3 SABLE-3, BEAR-4, 5 & 6
Micro-Trak 300 V1.4 BEAR-3 & 5, ABE-1
RTrak-HAB V1.5 (prototype) TBJ, SABLE-4, BEAR-7 & 8, ABE-1
RTrak-HAB V1.9 (prototype)
RTrak-HAB V1.10 Next Flight - which will be BEAR-9

 

Transmitters

Used For

RNet Transmitter BEAR-1 & 2 Trackers
SRB-MX146 RTrak-HAB
The Micro-Trak 300 trackers and Pocket Tracker had integrated transmitters.

 

Antennas

Used For

Dual-Band Center-Fed Folded Dipole BEAR-1 & 2
VHF End-Fed 1/2-Wave J-Pole SABLE-1, 2, 3 & BEAR- 4
VHF Center-Fed 1/2-Wave Dipole TBJ, SABLE-4, BEAR-3, 5 & 6
Rubber Duck BEAR-7 & 8, ABE-1

 

Miscellaneous

Used For

Which Type Of Battery Is Best?  
Payload Capsule #1 BEAR-1 & 2
Cross-Band Repeater #1 BEAR-2
Parachute #1 BEAR-1, 2, & 4
Programming Cable BEAR-1 & 2
Temperature Sensors BEAR-1 & 2
JamCam Digital Camera BEAR-2
2 Ring HAB Release BEAR-9 & 10
Canon SD780is Digital Camera BEAR-7 & 8
Aiptek A-HD Video Camera BEAR-9, 10 & 11
Go-Pro HERO1 HD Video Camera BEAR-9, 10 & 11
Go-Pro HERO2 HD Video Camera BEAR-11

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