Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cherry.cis.ohio-state.edu!bsmith From: bsmith@cherry.cis.ohio-state.edu (brentley r smith) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: homing device Summary: need a homing device for a model rocket Message-ID: <77839@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Date: 4 Mar 90 11:32:47 GMT Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: brentley r smith Distribution: sci.electronics Organization: Ohio State University Computers and Whatnot Lines: 18 My roommate and I are involved with building a rather unique model rocket. We have a concern that once launched, we may never find it again due to unexpected winds, etc etc. The question is: Can someone provide a simple schematic (doesn't have to be that simple) for a homing device. I envision a small transmitter in the nosecone or somewhere and a hand-held device that will indicate the rocket is to the left or to the right of the direction the device is aimed. Is such a device worth the effort? What kind of range could we expect. Could someone e-mail or USmail a schematic? We have searched all the libraries and book stores and are getting kind of desparate. Thanks, Brentley E-mail to: bsmith@cis.ohio-state.edu U.S. mail: Brentley Smith 315 E. 19th Ave. #1 Columbus, OH 43201