Thermal Gromit Works has the model Down alarm for $20.00 manufactured by
Ohmark who make the great mixers. This alarm is small and loud from what I
have seen on the website at
http://www.tgworks.com/model_down_alarm.htm
Later,
Terry Trimble
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Soaring Tools the EPP info website
http://www.geocities.com/soaringtools/
Encinitas, California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Crockett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 9:43 PM
Subject: [RCSE] Where to buy beeping glider locator?
> There are a number of products available that fit your decription of a
lost
> plane locator. Most are some combination of a pulse omission detector
(POD,
> alarm that goes off when you turn off your transmitter) and low voltage
> alarm (LVA), but some have other features like a glitch counter.
>
> http://www.rcmodels.co.nz/gadgitech/ Outfit in New Zealand that carries a
> unit with POD and LVA for $25.00 with $10 international shipping, and
> amazingly, secure online credit card ordering.
>
> http://www.emsjomar.com/page-1.htm "The Snitch" is a POD for $39.95.
> Online (but not encripted) ordering.
>
> C-tronics sells a "Flight Alarm" that is apparently a POD and LVA with a
> huge alarm buzzer for $29.95. Call them at (201) 818-4289.
>
> http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/1060/bc6mon.html Microprocessor
> controlled POD and LVA.
>
> http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/1060/bc6mon.html under "misc
> electonics", the Schulze "blinki-mc3". Easily the most advanced (and
> perhaps the most complicated) of the POD/LVA and glitch detecting units.
> You can download the Adobe-Acrobat operating instructions here also under
> "download: op.-instructions" from the bottom of the left frame. R/C
Direct
> in the US carries it for $39.95 ( http://www.rc-direct.com/ ).
>
> Most of the units I've seen lately (that were not of my own design) have
> been from J&C Hobbies (?) in Pennsylvania. I can't seem to locate their
> phone at the moment though. This is a POD mounted in short piece of PVC
> pipe. I've heard varying words about this unit, some saying it is the
> greatest thing since pre-sliced bread, and others saying it is not loud
> enough and does not work well with some receivers.
>
> Of course, you can easily build a simple POD device yourself; they work
> great and are not too tough to build. I've got a couple of these things
> detailed on some web pages at a local ISP here http://www.ncws.com/rcrock/
.
> Select "electonic projects". If you are not comfortable yourself with a
> soldering iron, check with one of the electonics nerds in your club--for a
> few bucks, you can outfit your entire club without too much trouble.
>
> Rob Crockett
> Grass Valley, CA
>
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