AKBiocca Engineering

Field Day 2010

AKBiocca — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:41:18 +0000

Is it too early to start planning for Field Day? Let’s see. If it takes us a month to make your kit, a week to ship it, and a week for you to build it, plus a couple of weeks to test it and learn how to use it, that means it should be ordered in about March or for those last minute folks, April! If you want us to build it, then April is probably too late, order it by March!! Heck, it is almost March already!! There are quite a few launchers in the que, and parts are coming in. We have a lot of cutting, cementing and packing to do.

We will be at RadioFest in Monterey. I don’t plan to have a separate booth but maybe we will have a small demo launcher setup at the Cookie Lee booth! (If the wife will let me have a little space).

I should have the prototype CSV17T launcher finished by then. Come by and say hi!!

Happy New 2010

AKBiocca — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:09:51 +0000

Today I’m working on inventory and setting up the catalog for January. There are a dozen sets of parts remaining for the CSV17 and CSV19 launchers, and the threaded launcher is not quite ready, so we will start the year with the current model. When these are sold the threaded launchers should be available.

The Mill has been repaired, a new motor controller was adapted and installed. The compressor is still out, will need to address that soon.

The new catalog pricing will shift a bit as we move some costs from the handling category to the launcher base price. So shipping & handling costs will go down while the launcher base will go up some. The total may go up slightly reflecting increases in component costs that we previously did not pass on.

We are planning to go to Quartzfest in mid January which will stop production for a week or more. Hope to see you there!

Season’s Greetings

AKBiocca — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:38:46 +0000

We will be taking orders through November 30. During December ordering will be suspended so we can catch up, fix the mill and finish the new “T” model launchers and spend more time with the family. Ordering will re-open in early January.

Thanks to all our customers! Have a great Holiday!!

New CSV17T Launcher

AKBiocca — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:16:52 +0000

The first CSV17T Launcher was glued-up last evening. This new model features a number of upgrades that make it easier to assemble and maintain. In a few weeks the B models will replace the current models.

Innovative Applications

AKBiocca — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:37:36 +0000

We have had customers apply our Antenna Launchers to many purposes. The paraplegic who wanted to exercise his dog. The researcher who needed to put sensor lines into tall trees. The power utility that needed to put sensors on high pipes. The roofing contractor that wanted safety lines over the houses. The Ham Radio operator who wanted to put wire antennas over large patches of poison oak. If you have a unique application for our Safe Line Launchers please let us know. We should compile a list!