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2000-2001 Archive (800 Comments) Comments on Kite Aerial Photography 06/10/2020, 1304 Welcome to the Kite Aerial Photography Discussion Group. This is an archive of posts to the KAP discussion group between January 2000 and December 2001. It has been retrieved from the Wayback Machine and processed to ensure that the cross-references work reasonably well. I had write several java programs to download all the small post files and then turn the url links into html footnote references before I could convert it to a pdf! Dave Mitchell October 2020. Opps! The line broke geach, www.bird-shots.com 11/24/01 Re: Opps! The line broke, OK, I admit............ [email protected] 11/24/01 Telemetry in KAP firemans@gmx 11/24/01 Minolta Dimage 7 [email protected] 11/24/01 X-10 Pete Mikula 11/23/01 Re: X-10 David Hunt 11/23/01 Re: X-10 Pete 11/25/01 Re: X-10 Pete 11/25/01 R/C switch Cary Clements 11/22/01 R/C switch Cary Clements 11/22/01 Re: R/C switch David Hunt 11/22/01 heavy and steady RIG. Rob van Gils [email protected] 11/21/01 Re: heavy and steady RIG. ulrich monsees 11/22/01 Re: heavy and steady RIG. Peter Bults ([email protected]) 11/22/01 Re: heavy and steady RIG. David Hunt 11/22/01 Re: heavy and steady RIG. [email protected] 11/21/01 X-10 Vs. Polaris Carl Bigras 11/21/01 Re: X-10 Vs. Polaris David Foster 11/21/01 Re: X-10 Vs. Polaris Carl 11/22/01 Re: X-10 Vs. Polaris Cris Benton 11/21/01 file:///Users/davemitchell/Desktop/KAP%20Forum%20Project/archive3.html Page 1 of 295 Comments on Kite Aerial Photography 06/10/2020, 1304 Rocket Science? ...NOT geach, www.bird-shots.com 11/19/01 Re: Rocket Science? ...NOT Peter Bults 11/20/01 Re: Rocket Science? ...NOT Tony Stanley [email protected] 11/21/01 Re: Rocket Science? ...NOT geach, www.bird-shots.com 11/21/01 Re: Rocket Science? ...NOT Tony Stanley [email protected] 11/22/01 Re: Rocket Science? ...NOT geach, www.bird-shots.com 11/22/01 Re: Rocket Science? ...NOT David Hunt 11/22/01 Re: Rocket Science? ...NOT geach, www.bird-shots.com 11/23/01 ALL 18 ISSUES OF THE AERIAL EYE ON CD-ROM David Hunt 11/17/01 Re: ALL 18 ISSUES OF THE AERIAL EYE ON CD-ROM Peter Bults 11/18/01 Remotecontrolled Digicam: Casio QV 4000 Christian Loibl; [email protected] 11/16/01 Re: Remotecontrolled Digicam: Casio QV 4000 Christian Becot 11/21/01 Re: Remotecontrolled Digicam: Casio QV 4000 Christian Loibl, [email protected] 11/24/01 Olympus Stylus Epic modification? Richard Amirault 11/16/01 Re: Olympus Stylus Epic modification? Christian Becot 11/18/01 Re: Olympus Stylus Epic modification? Simon Harbord 11/16/01 Re: Olympus Stylus Epic modification? Brooks [email protected] 11/16/01 Kite Tuning David McGeachy, [email protected] 11/15/01 Re: Kite Tuning [email protected] 11/17/01 Re: Kite Tuning geach, www.bird-shots.com 11/17/01 Re: Kite Tuning Denis Van der Staey 11/16/01 Re: Kite Tuning geach, www.bird-shots.com 11/16/01 KAP from KAP Richard Amirault 11/13/01 Re: KAP from KAP Christian Becot 11/14/01 Re: KAP from KAP Cris Benton 11/14/01 Re: KAP from KAP Brooks [email protected] 11/14/01 Re: KAP from KAP David Hunt 11/14/01 Re: KAP from KAP Brooks 11/14/01 Re: KAP from KAP David Hunt 11/14/01 Re: KAP from KAP Simon Harbord 11/14/01 Re: KAP from KAP Richard Amirault 11/15/01 file:///Users/davemitchell/Desktop/KAP%20Forum%20Project/archive3.html Page 2 of 295 Comments on Kite Aerial Photography 06/10/2020, 1304 Re: KAP from KAP Richard Amirault 11/16/01 New pictures Pete Mikula 11/9/01 x10 reception range Guillermo Castares 11/9/01 Re: x10 reception range Tony Cunningham 11/12/01 Re: x10 reception range Guillermo Castares 11/12/01 Re: x10 reception range tony stanley 11/9/01 Re: x10 reception range Guillermo Castarýs 11/12/01 Re: x10 reception range geach, www.bird-shots.com 11/16/01 Thanks for Polaris link Cris Benton 11/18/01 Re: Thanks for Polaris link geach, www.bird-shots.com 11/19/01 Nominate Your Favorite KAP Photos David Hunt 11/7/01 Re: Nominate Your Favorite KAP Photos Peter Bults ([email protected]) 11/9/01 Up dated my web site Dennis -- [email protected] 11/7/01 First time KAPper's rig photos [email protected] 11/4/01 Re: First time KAPper's rig photos [email protected] 11/4/01 Re: First time KAPper's rig photos Brooks [email protected] 11/8/01 Re: First time KAPper's rig photos [email protected] 11/9/01 Digital cameras jeff 11/1/01 Re: Digital cameras [email protected] 11/18/01 Re: Digital cameras [email protected] 11/18/01 Re: Digital cameras David McGeachy, [email protected] 11/15/01 Re: Digital cameras Jeff 11/12/01 Re: Digital cameras Peter Bults ([email protected]) 11/9/01 Re: Digital cameras Koral 11/8/01 Re: Digital cameras Richard Amirault 11/3/01 Re: Digital cameras Christian Becot 11/2/01 Re: Digital cameras David Hunt 11/2/01 Re: Digital cameras Christian Becot 11/3/01 Re: Digital cameras David Hunt 11/1/01 PAP Fever [email protected] 10/31/01 Re: PAP Fever Carlo Didier 11/1/01 file:///Users/davemitchell/Desktop/KAP%20Forum%20Project/archive3.html Page 3 of 295 Comments on Kite Aerial Photography 06/10/2020, 1304 Re: PAP Fever Dennis [email protected] 11/6/01 Re: PAP Fever Carlo Didier 11/1/01 R E Transmitting Equipment Tony Stanley 10/29/01 Bird-Shots is up and running David McGeachy, [email protected] 10/26/01 KAPers step forward please Craig Wilson 10/26/01 Retail PAP equipment site. David Hunt 10/25/01 BirdShots rebuilt again this time in FrontPage 2002 David McGeachy, [email protected] 10/24/01 Re: BirdShots rebuilt again this time in FrontPage 2002 David McGeachy, [email protected] 10/25/01 Re: BirdShots rebuilt again this time in FrontPage 2002 Christian Becot 10/25/01 Re: BirdShots rebuilt again this time in FrontPage 2002 David Hunt 10/25/01 Re: BirdShots rebuilt again this time in FrontPage 2002 Brooks 10/25/01 Re: BirdShots rebuilt again this time in FrontPage 2002 Craig Wilson 10/25/01 Rebuilt site...more pics David McGeachy, [email protected] 10/21/01 Re: Rebuilt site...more pics [email protected] 10/21/01 Re: Rebuilt site...more pics David McGeachy [email protected] 10/22/01 Re: Rebuilt site...more pics David Hunt 10/22/01 Re: Rebuilt site...more pics Brooks 10/22/01 Re: Rebuilt site...more pics Simon Harbord 10/24/01 Re: Rebuilt site...more pics [email protected] 10/31/01 Re: Rebuilt site...more pics David McGeachy, [email protected] 10/24/01 Video transmitter jerry 10/18/01 Re: Video transmitter David McGeachy, Tallahassee, Florida 10/18/01 Re: Video transmitter Jerry 10/19/01 Re: Video transmitter Geach 10/19/01 Re: Video transmitter David McGeachy, Tallahassee 10/18/01 Re: Video transmitter tony stanley 10/21/01 Re: Video transmitter geach 10/21/01 Re: Video transmitter Brooks Leffler [email protected] 10/22/01 Re: Video transmitter Richard Amirault 10/24/01 Re: Video transmitter Brooks 10/26/01 Re: Video transmitter Christian Becot 11/2/01 file:///Users/davemitchell/Desktop/KAP%20Forum%20Project/archive3.html Page 4 of 295 Comments on Kite Aerial Photography 06/10/2020, 1304 Re: Video transmitter [email protected] 10/23/01 Re: Video transmitter [email protected] 10/23/01 Security?? Richard Amirault, Boston, MA, USA 10/17/01 Re: Security?? Craig Wilson 10/18/01 Re: Security?? David Hunt 10/17/01 Re: Security?? [email protected] 10/17/01 KAP conference 2002 Brooks Leffler [email protected] 10/16/01 Re: KAP conference 2002 Craig Wilson 10/17/01 First time KAPper [email protected] 10/15/01 correct html link [email protected] 10/15/01 Re: correct html link Brooks Leffler [email protected] 10/16/01 timer used was a........... [email protected] 10/17/01 Re: timer used was a........... Brooks [email protected] 10/21/01 Re: timer used was a........... [email protected] 10/21/01 Re: correct kite wingspan, 8' Delta [email protected] 10/15/01 Re: First time KAPper [email protected] 10/15/01 Peter Lynn Pilot Pete 10/12/01 Re: Peter Lynn Pilot Carlo Didier 10/15/01 Re: Peter Lynn Pilot Brooks Leffler [email protected] 10/16/01 Re: Peter Lynn Pilot Carlo Didier 10/17/01 Re: Peter Lynn Pilot Richard Amirault, Boston, MA, USA 10/13/01 Futaba FP6324 JJ 10/9/01 Futaba FP2108T [email protected] 10/8/01 Re: Futaba FP2108T David Hunt 10/8/01 Re: Futaba FP2108T David Hunt 10/8/01 First KAP Attempt - mixed results [email protected] 10/4/01 Re: First KAP Attempt - mixed results Richard Amirault, Boston, MA, USA 10/5/01 Re: First KAP Attempt - mixed results Brooks Leffler [email protected] 10/16/01 Re: First KAP Attempt - mixed results David Hunt 10/4/01 Newport 2001 KAP Richard Amirault, Boston, MA, USA 10/3/01 Re: Newport 2001 KAP Brooks Leffler [email protected] 10/16/01 file:///Users/davemitchell/Desktop/KAP%20Forum%20Project/archive3.html Page 5 of 295 Comments on Kite Aerial Photography 06/10/2020, 1304 Receiver 2 channels Jerry 10/3/01 Pekabe Model Yacht Fittings Greg Worth - Worth Marine, Inc.
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