LoRa GPS Rocket Trackers – 900 MHz & 433 MHz
LoRa GPS Rocket Trackers – 900 MHz & 433 MHz
LoRa GPS Rocket Trackers – 900 MHz & 433 MHz
LoRa GPS Rocket Trackers – 900 MHz & 433 MHz

LoRa GPS Rocket Trackers – 900 MHz & 433 MHz

$169.00
$169.00

                    

Approved by IREC as Primary COTS GPS device!  

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Android app available on Google Play Store, iOS available on App Store (soon.....)  Read more about the apps and firmware updates here.

Key features:

  • 160 mW LoRa transmitter on 433 or 900Mhz band sends position update at 1 hz
  • u-blox M10 GPS, good to 80Km
  • Barometric sensor for accurate lift-off and apogee detection
  • Flight data logged on transmitter for post-flight analysis
  • Receiver with LCD display, no cell phone required during flight
  • BLE interface for device programming, firmware updates, live data streaming via mobile app for Android or iOS
  • Frequency hopping to alleviate congestion at large events.
  • 433Mhz option makes use of under-utilized 70cm amateur radio band
  • Integrated battery charger on RX and TX

What's included (and not) with the BRB900L and BRB433L

  • SMA whip antenna for BRB433L TX, soldered wire whip for BRB900L TX
  • 900 mah battery and SMA whip antenna for RX
  • Integrated battery charger for both devices
  • TX/RX package includes 900mah battery for RX and 240 mah battery for TX,
  • Single transmitters can be ordered with and without batteries.

More Details:

WARNING:  The BRB900L is not compatible with the original BRB900.

The 900 MHz band is commonly used for GPS trackers. At large events, these frequencies can become saturated leading to a complete loss of radio communication between the rocket and the ground station.  The new BRBxL GPS Trackers address this with several key features:

• BRB433L:  Amateur radio operators may use the relatively underutilized 70 cm band (420–450 MHz). With a transmitter bandwidth of 62.5 kHz, this band can support 250 individual RF frequencies and optional frequency hopping.  Time-slotting provides up to 1000 unique RF channels. 

• BRB900L: No license is required on the 900Mhz ISM band. 60 direct channels and 480 more with frequency hopping enabled.  

Transmitter: u-blox SAM10 GPS module with integrated patch antenna.  Max altitude 80km.  160mw LoRa transceiver.  Position reports transmitted at 1 hz intervals.  Up to 20 minutes of flight data stored in non-volatile memory can be downloaded after flight as raw data, or .kml file.  On-board barometric sensor for robust launch detection and u-blox GPS for  accurate altitude readings up to 80km. 

Receiver:  Same form factor as current BRB900.  16 column x 3 row sunlight readable LCD displays latitude, longitude, altitude, max altitude and distance / bearing to pad. No bluetooth, no phone, no PC or expensive APRS receiver required to display critical flight information.  Two transmitters can be monitored at once for staged flights (with frequency hopping disabled)

USB-C interface for programming and charging.  Powered by a single cell LiPo with on-integrated battery charger.  User selectable RF channels, node-ids  and time slotting prevent interference w/ other trackers.  

Phone app available for alternate display method with voice announcements during light so you can watch your rocket, not the display.  Phone app required for firmware update.

The 433 Mhz version requires an Amateur Radio License.  No license required for the 900 Mhz version

Documentation located here:

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