About

Gender

Male


Location

Kempton Park


About Me:

I am a programmer and have hobbies in photography, RC helis, nature and electronics.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Besides having a photography interest, I would like to expand that to an aerial approach. UAVs seem to be a more affordable approach not to mention fun as well.


Hometown:

Johannesburg


Activity Feed

Anton Grobbelaar replied to Anton Grobbelaar's discussion Clubs is SA (Jhb) in South African DIY Drones User Group
"Hi Antonie
Yes, I am based in Kempton Park. I have heard about your strip.  I used to visit a heli club at the Benoni heli port, but they are very commercialized.  Haven't been there in years. Do I take the Snakeroad offramp or the next one? When do…"
Feb 22, 2014
Anton Grobbelaar replied to Anton Grobbelaar's discussion Pixhawk with a FrSky receiver
"Hi
Thank you for taking the time to respond. Much appreciate it.  The FrSky receiver I
have is the V8FR-II. I am not sure if I can connect this one to the Pixhawk or whether
some sort of encoder is necessary.  I have also heard that there may be…"
Feb 22, 2014
Anton Grobbelaar commented on Jethro Hazelhurst's blog post Pixhawk Infographic
"Ah, just saw this now!  A picture worth a billion words! 
Thank you Jethro!"
Feb 19, 2014
Anton Grobbelaar posted a discussion
HiI have a JR X3810 (PCM) transmitter and have recently attached the new FrSky JR transmitter module. The FrSky's documentation is not very clear regarding the channels, they are just numbered 1 to 8 on the receiver and I presume one has to manually…
Feb 19, 2014
Anton Grobbelaar posted discussions in South African DIY Drones User Group
Feb 18, 2014
Anton Grobbelaar replied to Anton Grobbelaar's discussion Multicopter Battery Disconnect versus Switch
"Thanks Doug
Your arming plug is so simplistic, yet functional. 
Thank you.  I'll probably add a keyring to the plug for easier use.
Anton"
Feb 18, 2014
Anton Grobbelaar posted a discussion
HiDisconnecting the battery seems to be the most common way of switching the electronics off on a multicopter.  So here is my stupid question:Why can't we use a switch as a temporary means, e.g.  turn it off quickly to adjust/fasten something?Is it…
Feb 18, 2014