From: Bdale Garbee Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:25:31 +0000 (-0600) Subject: fix a few issues with the Using page X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6b77b30c345abbae5679f0f6a7876e84e916823b;hp=30771cf50d9493c40cee8f5c33b5e2fa32829cd3;p=web%2Faltusmetrum fix a few issues with the Using page --- diff --git a/Uses/index.mdwn b/Uses/index.mdwn index a4b9ade..54f18a6 100644 --- a/Uses/index.mdwn +++ b/Uses/index.mdwn @@ -2,24 +2,27 @@ ## 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 ## -First off, in the US, you need an [amateur radio license](../Radio) or -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 other +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 -a LiPo rechargeable battery. An 860mAh battery weighs less than a 9V +a LiPo rechargeable battery. An 900mAh 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, -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.