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fix a few issues with the Using page
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Bdale Garbee
<bdale@gag.com>
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:25:31 +0000
(09:25 -0600)
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Bdale Garbee
<bdale@gag.com>
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:25:31 +0000
(09:25 -0600)
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## Where to Buy ##
## Where to Buy ##
-Altus Metrum products are available from the
-[Garbee and Garbee](http://auric.gag.com) web store.
+All Altus Metrum products are available from the
+[Garbee and Garbee](http://auric.gag.com) web
+store. [TeleMetrum](TeleMetrum/) starter kits are also available from
+[Apogee Components](http://www.apogeerockets.com/Altus_Metrum_GPS.asp)
+and [Australian Rocketry](http://ausrocketry.com.au/).
## Being Legal ##
## Being Legal ##
-
First off, in the US, you need an [amateur radio license](../Radio) o
r
-
other
authorization to legally operate the radio transmitters that are part
-of our products.
+
In the US, you need an [amateur radio license](../Radio) or othe
r
+authorization to legally operate the radio transmitters that are part
+of our products.
Rules vary in other countries.
## In the Rocket ##
In the rocket itself, you just need a [TeleMetrum](../TeleMetrum) board and
## In the Rocket ##
In the rocket itself, you just need a [TeleMetrum](../TeleMetrum) board and
-a LiPo rechargeable battery. An
86
0mAh battery weighs less than a 9V
+a LiPo rechargeable battery. An
90
0mAh battery weighs less than a 9V
alkaline battery, and will run a [TeleMetrum](../TeleMetrum) for hours.
By default, we ship TeleMetrum with a simple wire antenna. If your
electronics bay or the airframe it resides within is made of carbon fiber,
alkaline battery, and will run a [TeleMetrum](../TeleMetrum) for hours.
By default, we ship TeleMetrum with a simple wire antenna. If your
electronics bay or the airframe it resides within is made of carbon fiber,
-which is opaque to RF signals, you may choose to have an SMA connector
+which is
nearly
opaque to RF signals, you may choose to have an SMA connector
installed so that you can run a coaxial cable to an antenna mounted
elsewhere in the rocket.
installed so that you can run a coaxial cable to an antenna mounted
elsewhere in the rocket.