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Quentin Mayberry left a comment for Alex McEwan
"Hi Alex, Sorry it took a while to put two and two together to realise who you were, I wasn't expecting it on this forum! Are you into drones then? Q"
Mar 26
Alex McEwan commented on Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk's blog post ArduPilot Mega & Arducopter 2.4 GHz Telemetry Kit for UK & EU
"Its funny soon as you type a question you miraculously see the answer. I fogot to solder a bridge from the VIN line to CTS line. All working great now at last Martin You may need to make that part in large bold type for I must have read that page a…"
Dec 24, 2011
Alex McEwan commented on Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk's blog post ArduPilot Mega & Arducopter 2.4 GHz Telemetry Kit for UK & EU
"HI I have a 2.4 xbee setup with the FTDI board on the airframe & and the usb board on the GCS, I have near identical setup to the above only difference I have two RPSMA Xbee boards. Changed the comms speed to 57K6 and i get a data…"
Dec 24, 2011
Alex McEwan commented on Sam Kelly's blog post ArduPilotMega + Spektrum satellite Rx
"Well put me down for one Chris as I hate all the cables and swaping the chanels about. But will I need to buy one of these  "
Aug 21, 2011
Alex McEwan commented on Chris Anderson's blog post New version of Mission Planner has MAVLink tuning tips
"My only down on this is the text disappears to quickly to read on the long descriptions."
Aug 21, 2011
Alex McEwan commented on Sam Kelly's blog post ArduPilotMega + Spektrum satellite Rx
"Sam sorry did nor realise it was just proof of concept and a very good one at that, I thought this was a commercial product."
Aug 21, 2011
Alex McEwan commented on Sam Kelly's blog post ArduPilotMega + Spektrum satellite Rx
"Love the idea but only one satellite ? For a better range with more robust comms would it not be better with more than one.    "
Aug 20, 2011
Alex McEwan commented on Chris Anderson's blog post APM 2.0 beta released!
"Well looks like I will be the guinea pig then. Will order some next week."
Apr 16, 2011
Alex McEwan commented on Chris Anderson's blog post APM 2.0 beta released!
"Chris do you know if the 868 Xbees work ok as 900 is a phone frequency this side of the pond."
Apr 16, 2011
Alex McEwan commented on David Skinner's blog post NEW PRODUCT - AeroEye - Aerial Video and Photography Solution
"Sorry poor resolution and price, I would go with the new Flycam HD. Far better resolution for the price Check it out here"
Apr 14, 2011
Alex McEwan commented on Brian's blog post Wireless RF Transceiver 431-470MHz - Good Enough for Learning?
"John I have a pair but was getting nowhere with them, GSC info coming back at 9k6 but not having any luck uploading to the APM. Tried it at 19k2 and it just worked. So i think its getting bogged down at 9k6, now to do some range tests."
Apr 13, 2011
Don Brooks commented on Alex McEwan's blog post GlobalHawk UAV w/70mm EDF Kit now avalible in USA Warehouse
"LOL Not quite. The international warehouse is likely in hong kong. It will take a month to get here, and they'll charge you the 10$ or more you saved in extra shipping."
Apr 8, 2011

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Sgt Ric commented on Alex McEwan's blog post GlobalHawk UAV w/70mm EDF Kit now avalible in USA Warehouse
"Thats because our CAN $ dollar is now ABOVE the american dollar!   Yay!  "
Apr 8, 2011
Colton commented on Alex McEwan's blog post GlobalHawk UAV w/70mm EDF Kit now avalible in USA Warehouse
""You are not an american, try our international site."   Crap this is going to cost more!?!   "ten dollars less than the Yankees; congratulations you have found the only thing on the internet that is cheaper…"
Apr 8, 2011
Alex McEwan commented on Brian's blog post Wireless RF Transceiver 431-470MHz - Good Enough for Learning?
"John Did you get yours to work bi-directional ? also what range did you get"
Apr 8, 2011
Alex McEwan commented on Alex McEwan's blog post GlobalHawk UAV w/70mm EDF Kit now avalible in USA Warehouse
"Hooks Its easy to copy and paste and Hobbyking don't give you any credit when its not your website.  "
Apr 8, 2011

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Interested in UAV as an extension of my RC plane and helicopters
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GlobalHawk UAV w/70mm EDF Kit now avalible in USA Warehouse

Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:15am 14 Comments

Get them before they go to backorder Link

This GlobalHawk has a wingspan of 2 meters, also we have included a 70mm

ducted fan with 5 blades for…

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At 12:10pm on September 16, 2010, Ken McEwan said…
Hi Alex,

Ken McEwan here from the US. Don't run in to many McEwans , and I thought I would say hi,

McEwans on my side if the family immigrated to the US in the mid to late 1800s.

What part of Scotland are you from?

Regards,

Ken
At 1:16am on March 26, 2012, Quentin Mayberry said…

Hi Alex,

Sorry it took a while to put two and two together to realise who you were, I wasn't expecting it on this forum! Are you into drones then?

Q

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