Up, Up and Away!

Ive finally got around to starting the work on fitting the ADS-B receiver system into a weatherproof housing for mast installation. I happened to obtain an ex-equipment outdoor unit housing, and realised I could repurpose it from its original job of line protection unit.

Ive used the same antenna, but with some blind grommets and silicone. Mounting the electronics took some thinking about to ensure good all round ventilation and airflow, and access to the SD card.

I need to get some better blanking plugs for the holes before it can go outdoors. and work out how im going to attach mast mounting brackets.

Ive also done the necessary repairs to the rescue box kite. This involved learning how to completely dismantle it in order to take off the wing fabric in order to attach the repair tape, and to fix the broken longeron.

Im now waiting for the tapes adhesive to cure and then can fold it back up again.