bb@trsvax.UUCP (06/29/89)
After searching through several magazines I have come to the conclusion that there is but one company which sells fully tested and assembled ATV RF transmitters. For those who are interested the company is: P.C. Electronics 2522 Paxson Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 I have not purchased any of their products yet because I am still working on my Technicians FCC license. I'm up to 2 or 3 words per minute on my morse code but still need alot more practive to get up to the required 5 words per minute. As far as putting a camera in an R/C plane goes I have decided to try it with a glider first. I am nearly finished with a model called a Riser 100. It has a 100 inch wingspan and should be able to carry an extra pound or so with all that wing out there. First I will fly it without extra weight and then will try adding the appropriate amout of ballast to simulate the camera, transmitter and batteries. If that proves successful, I will then purchase the camera and transmitter. By the way the transmitter is about $160, a good light weight B/W camera is $600-$800, and the batteries will be about $30.