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Pitlab
SkyAssistant Vario-logger
for RC Sailplanes, Price 339.00U$, on sale
at 319.00
- Voice announcement
of altitude
- Voice announcement
of on-board battery voltage
- Voice announcement
of temperature
- Up to 10 hours of
data logging
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Overview |
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The
SkyAssistant is a small on-board device which indicates
the model's vertical speed by an audible signal. Lift is
indicated by a pulsed tone with rate and frequency of
the pulses depending on the climb rate. Sink is
indicated by a low, continuous tone depending on the
sink rate. Audible signal and voice messages are
transmitted by radio and can be received on standard LPD,
PMR or FRS radio (FRS for US version). Here are samples
of the vario tone and voice messages. |
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Receiver |
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The
SkyAssistant Vario will work with any FRS (Family Radio
Service) radio or an RF scanner that covers the 462MHz
and 467MHz bands. I get the best performance with my
Icom scanner, but scanners are relatively expensive. I
also get good performance with Icom FRS radios, but
again, they are not the most economical. Over the next
few weeks I will be testing various FRS radios that cost
as little as $30. I'll post the results and any
recommendations here. |
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Additional details on manufacturers web
site |
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