Soldering starter kit

A couple of days ago, I ordered a soldering starter kit as it will eventually be needed for my quad. I also ordered a soldering beginner course to get warmed up. I've never done any soldering before and felt that this kit should be a good start.

This is the DIY starter kit I ordered. This site is in Swedish: 

http://www.conrad.se/websale7/?wsid=11406a4e67cc188f3ac27cafc34785d0

I also need a CP2102?

This is a CP2102. It's used to program the OranteRX radio module. I just realized this morning that I hadn't covered the programming part of the module, and also hadn't ordered one. So, here we are, making additional orders again. This however is very cheap and can be bought from good old Banggood for less than $3 including the free world wide shipping. How the wiring is done is covered in a thread over at rcgroups.com.

There is always something more you need, isn't it? Anyhow, it's Friday and TGIF!

Using 433MHz or not?

I just got a tip from somebody I meet that using 433MHz for radio controlled models might not be such a good idea. The 433MHz band is free for usage but is also being heavily used by amateur radio enthusiasts. I was however suggested to use 439MHz instead as that frequency apparently is reserved for RC usage.

I'll be using the OrangeRX radio, which is open source and as far as I understand can be tuned for different frequencies by simply changing the code. I'll try that when the items arrive :).

Link to OrangeRX OpenLRSng: https://github.com/kh4/openLRSng

Package in the mail

Writing today's post from my balcony after having stuffed two grilled burgers into the opening in the middle of my face.

A package arrived today with mounts for my motors. This is the package that I wrote about that was in Malmö two days ago. It's the only urns I had to order from Germany as they weren't in stock in any other warehouse.

Another fail

Got another package in the mail today. However I seem to have missed the fact that I need four propellers for my quad. I only ordered two :(.

So, I need to make another complementary order. This order took nine days to arrive, so I should be fine.

I also got a replacement body for my first quad which had an accident.

Package tracking

I am tracking four packages at the moment containing most of the ordered items. This is the current status:

1. Package dispatched from Germany is currently inbound Malmö, Sweden, which means that it should be expected early this week.
2. Package #1 dispatched from Hong Kong has today, the 26th left Singapore for Sweden. That should take a couple of days.
3. Package #2 dispatched from Hong Kong has today, the 26th left Hong Kong by airmail to Sweden.
4. Package #3 dispatched from Hong Kong is unknown. I can't find it using any package tracking service. This is common for packages that has not yet left the first sorting stage.

My favorite packing tracking page is packagetrackr.com, it can usually find packages carried by any carrier in the world.

First package arrival

The first of my packages has now arrived. It was some misc stuff that I ordered a while ago that is needed for soldering. 3.5mm gold connectors and shrink tube.

Connectors are vital as most parts come without any connectors attached. I hope that I don't need to order any extra.