RC
Power Boats timed by bbkRC & AMBrc
On Sunday
21st March 2004, bbk Software Ltd and the Multi Section of the
Model Power
Boat Association demonstr ated the timing of RC
Power Boats
using AMBrc Identification equipment
and bbkRC Race Timing software.
The boats are powered by 3.5, 7.5 and 15cc engines. AMBrc
Personal Transponders were fitted in the rear of the boats and
provided were detected by a pickup
loop suspended from a 10m wide aluminium bridge supported by floating
pontoons. This is the first time that electronic timing has been
used to time RC Power Boats in the UK. Following this
successful demonstration, the Multi Section of the MPBA will
be using AMBrc/bbkRC to time their races.
You can visit the
Multi Section website at www.modelboatracing.co.uk
and the MPBA at www.mpba.org.uk.
March 2004
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