don't say bad things about other approaches, since we don't completely

comprehend the FCC rules

diff --git a/Radio/index.mdwn b/Radio/index.mdwn
index 4780a148c8f25bfa0edfe40abb62babb3df7149b..849b44f3621562ee02d8c4a58ca0ab89f2a87ab0 100644 (file)
--- a/Radio/index.mdwn
+++ b/Radio/index.mdwn
@@ -14,24 +14,15 @@ optimized digital radio transceiver at very low power.
 
 ## Legal Context ##
 
-It is not clear to us that all of the approaches people have taken over
-the years to put off the shelf radios in rockets are actually legal.  To 
-legally operate a radio transmitter, we need to understand and adhere 
-to the rules that regulate use of the radio frequency spectrum.  When 
-commercial radio components are used in ways the original designer did not 
-envision, the rules against which they were designed and certified may not 
-still apply.  But because rocket flights are short and often happen in 
-remote places, and the chance of harmful interference to other radio users is
-therefore pretty small, we're never heard of anyone being fined or 
-prosecuted over this.
-
-In the United States, the rules that matter to us are published by the 
-Federal Communications Commission, or [FCC](http://fcc.gov/).  Under Part 15 
-of the FCC rules, it is possible to design and build radios that can be used 
-without each user needing to hold an FCC license.  However, complying with 
-those regulations isn't trivial and isn't cheap.  But all hope is not 
-lost!  There's an alternative, unambiguously legal 
-approach to operating our radio links.  
+To legally operate a radio transmitter, we need to understand and adhere 
+to the rules that regulate use of the radio frequency spectrum.  In the 
+United States, the rules that matter to us are published by the 
+Federal Communications Commission, or [FCC](http://fcc.gov/).  Under various
+sections of the FCC rules, particularly Part 15, it is possible to design 
+and build radios that can be used 
+without each user needing to hold an FCC license.  Complying with those 
+regulations isn't trivial and isn't cheap.  Forunately, there is an 
+alternative.
 
 FCC Part 97 and its equivalent in 
 other countries define an "amateur radio" (sometimes called "ham radio") 

diff --git a/TeleMetrum/production.mdwn b/TeleMetrum/production.mdwn
index 964f4eb41256bb432a3d797ca980f62903aab1a4..63d366b598ff4d8fe15db6d5bc58f06736902542 100644 (file)
--- a/TeleMetrum/production.mdwn
+++ b/TeleMetrum/production.mdwn
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ from each to ground.  Accelerometer loaded is MMA2204EG 100G unit!
 In G-Spot, this accelerometer recorded 52.8 gee acceleration on a
 Cesaroni pro29 H399 reload at NCR Oktoberfest 2009!
 
+Beeper failed after a hard landing, replaced 2010.02.06.
+
 ## sn 12 ##
 
 Full load of v0.1 PCB on 2009.11.05, two cuts and jumps to rewire P1_2 
@@ -157,12 +159,16 @@ Partial "ground" load of v0.1 PCB on 2009.11.18 for use as TeleDongle.
 
 ## sn 51 ##
 
-Full load of v0.2 PCB on 2010.01.09, with 100g accel and Tyco header.
+Full load of v0.2 PCB on 2010.01.09, with 100g accel and screw terminals.
+
+Installed in G-Spot on 2010.02.06.
 
 ## sn 52 ##
 
 Full load of v0.2 PCB on 2010.01.09, with 50g accel and Tyco header.
 
+Went home with Keith from LCA 2010 in Wellington.
+
 ## sn 53 ##
 
 Full load of v0.2 PCB on 2010.01.09, with 40g accel and screw terminals.