Cheap radar

[BrianG]

Lol, you did far more research into that than I was planning to! I was just going to strap it to the truck facing down at an angle and see what I could get out of it. If the reading was somewhat accurate, pull it out of the case and mount it in something a little more truck-friendly. I figured it would "see" the ground speed. I know it works off the Doppler-effect, but wasn't sure how finnicky it would be about the angle and such. Maybe this idea would work better with an optical pick-up instead - like how an optical mouse works...

So, based on your experience, will this work? This would really be something to mess around with - I'd rather not spend the cash on a worthless venture...

[riceman]

Originally Posted by BrianG

I was just going to strap it to the truck facing down at an angle and see what I could get out of it....I know it works off the Doppler-effect, but wasn't sure how finnicky it would be about the angle and such. Maybe this idea would work better with an optical pick-up instead - like how an optical mouse works...

So, based on your experience, will this work? This would really be something to mess around with - I'd rather not spend the cash on a worthless venture...

As I mentioned - I didn't think the mod would have been worth it. I'm pretty sure the beam orientation won't allow you to get any type of reading with it facing the ground.

You could also get one of these. Set it up in your RC car and let it go the 60 feet 6 inches (distance from pitiching rubber to home plate) and let 'er rip. The only problem I found with this is that the vehicle must come to a abrupt stop as if it were hitting a glove. I guess you could try it... once:005:

[neweuser]

Originally Posted by riceman

As I mentioned - I didn't think the mod would have been worth it. I'm pretty sure the beam orientation won't allow you to get any type of reading with it facing the ground.

You could also get one of these. Set it up in your RC car and let it go the 60 feet 6 inches (distance from pitiching rubber to home plate) and let 'er rip. The only problem I found with this is that the vehicle must come to a abrupt stop as if it were hitting a glove. I guess you could try it... once:005:

Someone needs to teach how to do those links where you can put anything in the description to the link.
I know, off topic, but hey, threads around here tend to fall apart one time or another! :027: :027:
But can someone please quick answer that? thanks!

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by neweuser

Someone needs to teach how to do those links where you can put anything in the description to the link.
I know, off topic, but hey, threads around here tend to fall apart one time or another! :027: :027:
But can someone please quick answer that? thanks!

You mean where you can have the text of a link be different than the URL of the link?

Just type whatever you want, highlight the text you wish to "link-ify", and press the little globe with a chain link icon. In the entry field, enter the URL of the link. That's it.



Thanks riceman. The more I thought about it, I realized it wouldn't work. There would be no shifting of the transmitted frequency. Oh well.