About

Gender

Male


Location

Brisbane, Queensland


About Me:

I like to fly RC planes.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I'm building a UAV as part of a team to compete in CSIRO's Outback UAV challenge.


Hometown:

Gladstone


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tjhowse posted a discussion
Hi All,I'm finally getting around to tuning in the values for my quad under 2.8.1. It flew nice as ice previously, but it gets a bit jittery sometimes after the update. I've started with this guide:…
Jan 9, 2013
tjhowse left a comment for davidbuzz
"Hello from The Edge. I'm teaching an arduino course here."
Nov 22, 2011
tjhowse replied to tjhowse's discussion 9 Xtend XT09-SI data corruption problems 900MHz Xbee 1 watt
"It should also be noted that the radios range test fine. 2000 successes, 16 fails. 99.2%, using the range test utility in X-CTU."
Oct 12, 2011
tjhowse replied to tjhowse's discussion 9 Xtend XT09-SI data corruption problems 900MHz Xbee 1 watt
"Which firmware does everyone use on their XT09-SIs? I've got the choice of:
9XTEND 115K HOPPING (DIGIMESH - AUSTRALIA)
9XTEND 115K HOPPING (DIGIMESH)
9XTEND 9600/115K HOPPING (DIGIMESH)
9XTEND AUSTRALIA
9XTEND-PKG 9600/115K HOPPING
 
I've tried them…"
Oct 12, 2011
tjhowse posted a discussion
So I've got a pair of Digi XT09-SI 9 Xtend modules. I'm trying to get them communicating with a base station and an APM in a plane. I first tried the default baud rate, 57600, and range-testing the radios by jumpering RX and TX on the remote end and…
Oct 10, 2011
tjhowse replied to davidbuzz's discussion Total *fail* to fly in Stabilize mode - orientation issues?
"We went out flying again today. I put the stable 2.23 firmware in and unplugged the GPS and magnetometer. During ground testing we observed that the control surfaces exhibited crazyness after throttling the motor up and wildly waving the plane…"
Aug 27, 2011