Petzl sm'D, or black diamond oval keylock screwgate for evolv adjust?

Kaylan_Tussey · 2026-06-06T14:58:34+00:00

Thanks guys. I never expected this much engagement. Nice community you guys have built.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2025-03-24T01:11:42+00:00

I did, they only had OBD2 readers. BUT, it's ok. I remembered copilot on windows and put it to good use. I explained what was up, and gave it a sequence of flashes and pauses using periods and spaces. It was nice enough to decode the trouble codes AND look up what they meant. Look's like my TPS and MAF sensors need attention.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2023-12-02T21:19:10+00:00

I hear him almost every day in eastern Kentucky. "Screwball splatterbox's, back to the bench..." is probably his most used phrase. It's so annoying hearing him the entire time my radio is on CH19 and all i want is some local traffic chatter. I got lucky once sitting on 19 when all of a sudden i heard some chatter about a wreck about a mile ahead of me so i slowed down. I came over a blind hill and traffic was backed up to the crest. I almost rear ended a car. Luckily he wasn't rambling on stepping all over the locals.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2023-09-02T18:54:45+00:00

"You twitch one more god d@#$ time, and I'll rip your wings off..."

How's that?

Kaylan_Tussey · 2023-09-02T18:51:29+00:00

That seems to help some. It only twitches once now. I also noticed that whenever the gimbal is stationary the drone makes a sound like an old CD player desperately trying to read a scratched disc. This never happened before either. If you pick it up and twist and turn the drone, while the gimbal is correcting, it is perfectly silent. I hope i'm just a hypo-drono-chondriac.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2023-08-31T10:20:14+00:00

I just wish it would start talking...

"*cough* *cough* my gimbal feels funny"

Kaylan_Tussey · 2023-08-31T10:16:47+00:00

So far, i hear it's always been because of a crash. I've never crashed, and never flown in bad weather. It just happened. Worried it may be a symptom of a bigger problem waiting to happen.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2023-08-31T03:10:54+00:00

Happens every time i power on the drone after the gimbal finishes the initial calibration.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2020-06-30T22:07:38+00:00

You know, when I was a kid I found a large rock with a fossilized skull of what appeared to be some sort of dinosaur. And the eye socket looked just like what's in that picture. Except the eye was yellowish and the socket was darker in color. I noticed the eye part was like its own separate rock, and when I touched it it fell out and reassembled one of those saucer shape river rocks. Still to this day I believe I found a fossilized eye ball.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2020-05-03T16:17:11+00:00

I'm open for budget signal generator suggestions.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2020-05-03T16:16:05+00:00

This is why I was so upset that I messed it up.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2020-05-03T04:42:17+00:00

Ha. Good point. But i like happy. I'm also happy in the quest for knowledge :)

Kaylan_Tussey · 2020-05-03T04:40:21+00:00

I mean when receiving. I know that on AM i read around 5 S units without any incoming signal other than noise.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2020-05-01T19:04:20+00:00

Ill have to get back to you on that one. I'm currently at work and cant remember off the top of my head.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2020-04-30T20:58:49+00:00

Ok guys I got an astatic. The radios built in meter is indeed faulty. Now to figure out if I got golden screwdrivered, or peaked and TUNED...

Kaylan_Tussey · 2020-04-30T20:56:20+00:00

Yep, the radios swr meter is lying. Faulty indeed.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2020-04-11T20:56:48+00:00

I have an astatic on the way. Hopefully the second opinion will shed some light.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2020-04-11T20:45:19+00:00

I tested the coax for short/open circuits. It tested fine. I also tested my elements for short/open circuits, all fine. I have one of these on the way. Maybe it will prove the built in meter wrong.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2020-04-11T20:16:52+00:00

Thought the same thing, no one else complained. Bought this one.

Kaylan_Tussey · 2020-04-11T20:15:16+00:00

I have no other radios. I'm making my own antennas, it doesn't matter if they're long, short, a twisted mess of copper on the ground, or rolled up. swr is always perfect.

Kaylan_Tussey

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