If you've ever bought a Key Chain Camera, you know the badly translated instructions can be hard to figure out. The Apogee Website has written up great instructions for the 808 Key Chain Camera. ... [Read More]
On TRF, JimCatz gave a good reference website for questions about the 808 Keychain Camera: http://www.chucklohr.com/808/index.shtml Check Amazon and some of the rocketry vendors. These cameras ... [Read More]
The instructions that came with my 808 Micro Camera were written in China by somebody who didn't have a grasp of English. "Thank you for choosing our company designed and developed series of ... [Read More]
In these pictures, the lens and microphone hole are facing up. To turn on the video recorder - Press and hold down the ON/OFF button until the light comes on. Release the button.
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If you spend some time watching rocket vids on YouTube and other places you are bound to run across a few with the altitude, speed, and other data merged in with the flight video, often in a very ... [Read More]
Back in 1976, I received a letter in the mail from Silver Spring, MD, dated October 16th and signed by a gentleman by the name of Herb Desind. In the letter Mr. Desind stated that he was a ... [Read More]
In a November 17, 1977 letter, Herb sent along this photo... Referred to as his 'Mad Scientist' picture, it shows Herb and the launch of a two-staged Vigilante carrying, (what else?) a ... [Read More]
Here is another photo which Herb Desind sent along in one of his letters.... Following is an excerpt describing this flight: " This rocket pictured is my very first 2-stage F-100 ... [Read More]
Following is a tale of woe and sorrow surrounding an ill-fated Cineroc flight which I conducted for Herb Desind: This event occurred in the Winter of 1977 - I don't remember the precise date -when I ... [Read More]
In a letter dated January 6, 1978, Herb wrote; "Now on to other things. I went to NARWIN-1 'Winter Nationals' in Phoenix over Christmas. They were great and well run. I met Stine, ... [Read More]
At the time that I was corresponding with Herb Desind starting in 1976, the local rocket club I belonged to (Skywatchers/ROMAR) had dwindled to only five or six regular members. We had ... [Read More]
In a short letter dated February 24, 1978, Herb enclosed a newspaper clipping with a photo. This was a rocket demonstration launch conducted at Eisenhower Junior High School , presumably ... [Read More]
After much moving boxes around, rummaging, and sustaining a cut on my finger, I found two 8mm film reels containing some Cineroc flight footage I had taken for Herb Desind. These were processed ... [Read More]
In a letter dated September 13, 1978, Herb wrote the following: "First, I think it is funny as hell how the Estes R&D guy saw your rocket bust. I am glad the Cineroc is OK. ... [Read More]
Well, boys and girls, this is likely the final post in the main body of this series about Herb Desind. The final letter from Herb I possess is from late 1978. I am not sure why we ... [Read More]
I seem to suffer from a lot of the 'too-many-irons-in-the-fire' scenario. That being said, I received this in the mail yesterday.
Well, I didn't just receive it out of the blue - I did ... [Read More]
A little over a week ago, on September 6th, I flew a Quest Big Rage with an 808 keychain video camera strapped to the payload section. This marked the first time since 1981 that I flew a model ... [Read More]
I managed to get my Astrocam into the air back on September 27; on this, its only flight so far, the flimsy body tube suffered some damage. As I mentioned back in this post , I was worried that the ... [Read More]
If you've ever bought a Key Chain Camera, you know the badly translated instructions can be hard to figure out. The Apogee Website has written up great instructions for the 808 Key Chain Camera. ... [Read More]
