Hi Dave, and all. Oops ... I left myself open for that suggestion, didn't I? Here I was trying to avoid doing any observing till the next "interesting" event,...
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thevinenator
Nov 8, 2005 3:59 am
Gerhard beat me to the punch but brings up some valid issues. before we go forward in trying to locate the problem, we have to insure all the ducks are in a...
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thevinenator
Nov 8, 2005 9:53 pm
As of November 8th, 2005, PFD Systems will no longer be offering the KIWI-OSD as a kit. Only the KIWI-OSD RTG model will be available. In addition, the KIWI- ...
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ddnye@...
derald_nye
Nov 9, 2005 11:01 pm
Alas, I know where you are coming from and can fully understand your decision to limit it to completed units. But I wish I had acted sooner on getting the kit...
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Walt Morgan
wvmorgan13
Nov 11, 2005 1:37 am
I have made a couple modifications to my kit, Derald, with very satisfactory results. I am sure the RTG version has the same box and board, so it should be no...
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thevinenator
Nov 11, 2005 2:41 am
Walt, you are correct. the made up units are exactly like the kits, except that i assemble them myself. i must add though, that if you do surgery on the RTG ...
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derald_nye
Nov 11, 2005 10:47 pm
Vince, The 1st thing I would do is replace the computer cable with a socket in the side of the box. Then if I ever did need to plug into a computer, I could...
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thevinenator
Nov 12, 2005 1:14 pm
Derald, All good ideas, and ones we thought of, but let address them. Computer cable: this is the tough one. the "socket" on the box would have to be...
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Steve and Kathy Kerr
stevenkath
Nov 13, 2005 7:18 am
Gerhard and Vince, Thanks very much for your replies... I'm afraid that I am only getting to play with this stuff on Sundays at the moment hence the slow...
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Gerhard Dangl
gerhard@...
Nov 13, 2005 1:17 pm
Hello Steve, ... I did not know about this. So I think it will be OK. ... It seems your problem is really after polyfuse F2. ... In my Nov. 2005 download I got...
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Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Nov 13, 2005 10:50 pm
Hello Steve, ... Yes, I wouldn't remove the OSD pcb at this stage. I think it is behaving as it should. Vince tests each RTG before he ships, so your pcb has...
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derald_nye
Nov 14, 2005 4:07 am
Vince, Would you be interested in putting one together if I built the 'box' with all connectors etc installed? I think it would be a metal box with the LED...
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Kiwi Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Nov 14, 2005 5:20 am
... To overcome my jealousy of your Bridgeport, I thought I would just make a few comments about a metal box and your planned extension cable Derald. The OSD...
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Stephen Russell
smrussellau
Nov 16, 2005 1:30 pm
Hi all. Having owned my KOSD now for a few weeks, I've been looking forward to trying it out. As I reported earlier, my attempts to record a graze were...
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Dave Gee
davegee_inoz
Nov 16, 2005 10:47 pm
Hi Steve, ... Sorry to hear about that... but good on ya for trying to use the gear. Remember... Bozo the Occultation Gemigod has a law that states that you...
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thevinenator
Nov 17, 2005 10:39 pm
Warning: initial excitment of using your OSD for the first time will give way to total frustrations due to cloud cover. For those of you who suffer from this...
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Dave Gee
davegee_inoz
Nov 24, 2005 10:30 am
Fellow Occultationalists, I have noticed a possible problem regarding the frame rate figure reported by Limovie on some videos and wish to let everybody know,...
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lovejoycm
Nov 26, 2005 10:14 pm
Geoff or whomever: My Kiwi OSD worked great right out of the box, I'm very happy with the purchase. I've played around with GPS in the past, using the...
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Dave Gee
davegee_inoz
Nov 26, 2005 11:18 pm
G'day Everyone, The author of Limovie has answered my question on the frame rate figure displayed. His reply is as follows... ...
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Dave Gee
davegee_inoz
Nov 27, 2005 8:23 am
G'day Chris, I was talking to a friend of mine (Ted, if you must know) the other day who has become a GPS_aholic and wishes to run 2 or 3 applications...
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Kiwi Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Nov 29, 2005 2:47 am
Hi Chris, Welcome aboard, and sorry for my belated reply - I have just returned from an enjoyable kayak/hiking holiday (southern hemisphere summer). ... The...
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Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Dec 2, 2005 1:33 am
In a recent thread DaveG (Australia) wrote ... Because there are a lot of people now using KIWI OSD, I thought it would be useful to devise a test procedure -...
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Steve Welch
colorado_mr_...
Dec 2, 2005 2:58 am
I have an story I usually only get to tell to uber-geeks that answers the question posed below by Geoff. I guess we're all geeks on this bus, eh? ;-) : ... I...
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Kiwi Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Dec 3, 2005 9:02 pm
... Sam, you are correct, it is unlikely the GPS system had invalid time information in the above case. The "integrity test" that you invoke (by pressing the...
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thevinenator
Dec 4, 2005 4:33 am
i'm asking this question for on of our KIWI users since i guess he hasn't had time to post it. he is looking for an app that can take the serial data from the...
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Kiwi Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Dec 4, 2005 11:26 am
... Assuming the OS is Windows. I use the freeware Satk (Satellite Assisted Time Keeper) http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~set/SatkE.zip this works fine with KIWI OSD. ...
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Michael F. Vasseur
etx125ca
Dec 27, 2005 10:12 am
Hi, I have a quick question: Is there a way to lower the time display closer to the bottom of the screen? Thanks! Michael Michael F. Vasseur Galaxy Blues...
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Kiwi Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Dec 29, 2005 10:09 pm
... The first prototype I made Michael, had the OSD text where you are wanting it (on the very bottom scan lines). It was not until I took it out to Brian...
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Dave Gee
dave4gee
Jan 1, 2006 2:34 am
Happy New Year everyone, I made a video of the change to 2006 and to see the effects of the leap second by recording the screen of my KIWI PC and VTI the KIWI...
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Kiwi Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Jan 1, 2006 3:28 am
... Across the Tasman Sea, I was monitoring the change too Dave! I had 3 PC's recording the NMEA data stream from 3 GPS's. In hindsight I should have had my...
