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by AI4NS on April 11, 2008	Mail this to a friend!
Anyone know of a replacement for the PICPAC, since it has been out of stock for some time? Anybody have one for sale? I am putting together equipment to track high power rockets, and need something to decode the data without using a computer. Mike AI4NS

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by KC0VCU on June 12, 2008	Mail this to a friend!
I don't know that it will work for you, but I've had good luck converting a TinyTrak 4 into a TinyTrak 4D. You need cable to wire to a 20x4 lcd display, and a 62 ohm resistor if you want the backlight on the display, it works without it, which may be fine in daylight when tracking a rocket. Housing and logging are not yet part of the design, but it does decode APRS position information. The TT4 kit on Byons site, and he does sell everything else you need (not sure about the wire, but you could always strip a ribbon cable from a defunct ATA hard drive cable I would think.) The displays you can pick up on e-bay for about half the cost if you think that you can handle everything else. (Which if you are comfortable assembling a TT4 or even a TT3+ you should be able to handle.)

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