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@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ This is the site where <a href="http://www.gag.com/~bdale">Bdale Garbee </a> -and friends document work on a series of open hardware and software designs of avionics solutions for high -powered model rocketry. Please consider everything here work perpetually -in process! +and friends document work on open hardware and software designs for +high powered model rocketry avionics solutions. +Please consider everything here work perpetually in process! <p> All hardware designs on this site are licensed under the [TAPR](http://www.tapr.org/) @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ or compatible licenses. # Hobby Rocketry # +The motivation for the circuits and software you will find on this site is +our loosely-knit group's shared interest in hobby rocketry. Rather than try to introduce the hobby to you here, we note that John Coker has published an excellent [overview of hobby rocketry](http://www.jcrocket.com/welcome.shtml) @@ -21,14 +23,22 @@ on his web site. <p> To find more information about the rockets Bdale and his son have built, see [Garbee Rockets](http://www.gag.com/rockets). +<p> +As Bdale and Robert became more experienced in the hobby and started to build +and fly more sophisticated projects, we started to feel limited by the +existing electronics products available. AltusMetrum was Bdale's first +attempt to address this situation with a completely open hardware and software +design... other project have since followed! # Projects # -* [TeleMetrum](TeleMetrum/) - is our latest project, a rocketry altimeter with RF telemetry link. - * [AltusMetrum](AltusMetrum/) - was our original project, a rocketry altimeter. +was our original project, a dual-deploy rocketry altimeter. One prototype was +built, but never flown. This project is now indefinitely on hold. + +* [TeleMetrum](TeleMetrum/) +is our current project, a dual-deploy rocketry altimeter with improved sensor +complement and bidirectional RF telemetry link. <hr> |