2 I've been too busy (work, family, and fighting a nasty cold!) to write much
3 text lately, other than the comments I put on launch photos uploaded to my
4 [Flickr stream](http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdale), but the remainder of
5 our testing of the prototype [TeleMetrum](http://altusmetrum.org/TeleMetrum)
6 v0.2 boards went really well!
8 The only significant change we decided to make before going to production
9 was to change the 3.3 volt regulator from a 100mA to a 150mA part. This
11 adequate power for the companion boards we have planned, even when the GPS
12 chip is in maximum power mode searching for satellites during a cold start.
14 So... [drum roll, please]
16 [Keith](http://keithp.com/keithp/) and I just placed the orders for our first
18 [TeleMetrum](http://altusmetrum.org/TeleMetrum) v1.0 boards! With any luck,
19 in 3-4 weeks we should have a pile of altimeters to sell, along with the
20 associated [TeleDongle](http://altusmetrum.org/TeleDongle) ground stations