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allen.pitts

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  • Favorite Kite(s)
    Double Conyne Delta
  • Flying Since
    1995
  • Location
    Dallas TX
  • Country
    United States
  • Gender
    Male

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  1. Hello Bunduki and the KiteKife forum, Have made some improvements to the KiteMessenger. Added an antenna to extend the range of the radio transceiver and refactored the sail arms so that they now snap into place instead of using screws and nuts. There is a simple animated GIF at KiteMessenger The user manual is being updated to reflect these changes and I am working on a setup video. Allen Pitts. Project Manager KiteMessenger.net Dallas Texas
  2. Hello KiteLife Forum, Have prototyped and tested a device called the KiteMessenger that uses a 433 mhz transceiver to do the teddy bear kite drop. https://www.kitemessenger.net Haven't decided how much to get for the KM. With the spars, the transceiver, the microcontroller, the 3D printing and the shipping tube the cost is about eighty bucks. Hate to sell the KM for cost but not sure any one will pay, say, $100 for the device before shipping. How much would you pay? With Gunther no longer manufacturing there does not seem to be a commercially available kite ferry and certainly not one that uses an electronic, as opposed to a mechanical, release mechanism. So the KiteMessenger maybe a monopoly but if the price point is too high the uniqueness is useless. There is a guy in Australia that sells a rig for dripping chum and fish hooks. Tried to get him to sell me one but basically he said it was too much trouble to ship to the USA. Going to the Washington State Kite festival in mid August 2022. If you are going you might see a demo of the KiteMessenger there. Also, working on a 915 mhz version with a bi-pole antenna that should improve the range considerably. Allen Pitts Dallas TX
  3. Hello KieLife, Just finished this kite. It pulls like a mule but will lift a lot line laundry. Allen
  4. Welcome to the forums allen.pitts :)

    1. allen.pitts

      allen.pitts

      Hello John,

      Thanks.

      Allen

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