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7X Upscale X-Ray underway

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Todd

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Dec 4, 2009, 5:09:20 PM12/4/09
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Hey all,

I really liked my Estes X-Ray as a kid and sent a few grasshoppers
skyward (all recovered fine) with it. Now that I'm into HPR, I thought
I'd go upscale! After balancing budget with what I could find on my
own, I settled in at around 7X. Contacting PML got me some custom
parts, and I bought a 8" clear acrylic tube for the payload section.
It's coming together!

Todd

Mike Pearson <see .sig>

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Dec 4, 2009, 6:18:37 PM12/4/09
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Todd <bzz...@gmail.com> wrote:

Good luck finding a 7x upscale grasshopper!


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Joe Pfeiffer

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Dec 4, 2009, 6:40:33 PM12/4/09
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nojunk@this_address.com (Mike Pearson <see .sig>) writes:

> Todd <bzz...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I really liked my Estes X-Ray as a kid and sent a few grasshoppers
>> skyward (all recovered fine) with it. Now that I'm into HPR, I thought
>> I'd go upscale! After balancing budget with what I could find on my
>> own, I settled in at around 7X. Contacting PML got me some custom
>> parts, and I bought a 8" clear acrylic tube for the payload section.
>> It's coming together!
>>
>> Todd
>
> Good luck finding a 7x upscale grasshopper!

If you find one, move farther away from that toxic waste dump...
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and this we should do freely and generously. (Benjamin Franklin)

Gordon McGrew

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Dec 5, 2009, 2:03:08 PM12/5/09
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On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:40:33 -0700, Joe Pfeiffer
<pfei...@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:

>nojunk@this_address.com (Mike Pearson <see .sig>) writes:
>
>> Todd <bzz...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> I really liked my Estes X-Ray as a kid and sent a few grasshoppers
>>> skyward (all recovered fine) with it. Now that I'm into HPR, I thought
>>> I'd go upscale! After balancing budget with what I could find on my
>>> own, I settled in at around 7X. Contacting PML got me some custom
>>> parts, and I bought a 8" clear acrylic tube for the payload section.
>>> It's coming together!
>>>
>>> Todd
>>
>> Good luck finding a 7x upscale grasshopper!
>
>If you find one, move farther away from that toxic waste dump...

It would be pretty cool if you could get a plastic one from a science
supply shop or such.

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