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Bill Raymond posted a discussion
Hey guys, i'm just wondering how one would Rx Data from 2 or more Xbee modules, you could think of it as 1 gound station tracking multiple UAV's. I've got no problem tracking 1 xbee module. I have not tried more than 1 yet. Just posing the question…
Jan 28, 2010
Bill Raymond replied to Bill Raymond's discussion Altimeter for the board
"Thanks for the info, I'll have to look into this further"
Dec 4, 2009
Bill Raymond posted a discussion
Hey guys its been a while since I've been around. To give you a status update, I didn't win the undergraduate research completion that I developed the UAV for. But thats the way things go. Anyways, I've been messing around with the idea of placing…
Dec 4, 2009
Bill Raymond commented on Michal B's blog post ArduPilot successful flight simulation
"I finally got it working, Yay....Does anyone know how to change the speed. So if you wanted you can use a life size plane in X-Plane?"
Mar 11, 2009
Bill Raymond commented on Michal B's blog post ArduPilot successful flight simulation
"I cant get it to work, would someone be kind enough to walk me through it. I uploaded the code to the AP and I get the blue blinking light, but nothing else works? The AP simulator shows no data on the left?"
Mar 10, 2009
Bill Raymond commented on Michal B's blog post ArduPilot code - now for MS Visual Studio plus parsing of Google Earth KML files
"I had the same problems with the AVR, I'm trying the C++ now."
Mar 10, 2009
Bill Raymond commented on Jesse Krembs's blog post DIY Drones Post Processing..
"Quantum GIS is a good open source mapping program"
Feb 15, 2009
Bill Raymond posted a blog post
Hey Guy, I found a great gps visualizer.http://www.visualgps.net/VisualGPS/default.htmYou can use it for bench testing or for a GCS. Enjoy
Feb 13, 2009
Bill Raymond commented on Jesse Krembs's blog post DIY Drones Post Processing..
"This is what my career field is...btw"
Feb 12, 2009
Bill Raymond commented on Bill Raymond's blog post I'm still confuzed on the power for the board
"Thanks man, btw this is for my Senior Thesis so, you are going to be mentioned in the acknowledgments"
Feb 12, 2009
Bill Raymond posted a blog post
Hey guys I've fried 2 boards already, first one dunno why. The second time was a stupid impatient error of judgment. Anyways, unlike most of you I have a Nitro engine so no ESC. I'm tired of shorting my board so I want to make sure I understand 100%…
Feb 12, 2009
Bill Raymond commented on Jesse Krembs's blog post DIY Drones Post Processing..
"I do, what do you need."
Feb 12, 2009
Bill Raymond commented on Bill Raymond's blog post My UAV
"As of right now its not on there, but the idea would be to assist news agencies if I were to operate the UAV up to 5 miles away with the system from, http://www.xtremepowersystems.net/ . This is just to show that the idea of communications can be…"
Feb 10, 2009
Bill Raymond commented on Bill Raymond's blog post My UAV
"Yep, thats the transmitter . The video software I'm using is VDub.....I find it awesome.

As for the Geo-Referencer, at the current moment it takes the NEMA code from my garmin (as a txt file) i open it in excel and run a macro to make the data in…"
Feb 10, 2009
Bill Raymond posted a blog post
Hey all I finally took some pictures, nothing really different about my UAV. It will have a police scanner in it though....here is whats in it.Video Tx (25 miles)....slight overkill for the momentO.S LA 40 Engine12v Battery Pack4.8v Battery…
Feb 9, 2009
Bill Raymond commented on John Bartley K7AAY's blog post Why I'm Here - To Save Firefighter Lives With A Drone Radio Repeater
"Hey John....If you can, send me a little write up of your idea. I think I might be able to help you out a bit. I'm a cartrography and GIS major. I was also in the Massachusetts Emergency Management for a while. I'm doing my Senior Thesis on drones…"
Feb 6, 2009
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