I had some free time this afternoon, so I built a box to act as the base for the BoaArm. Despite all the time I spent marking and measuring, some of the legs are still slightly warped. I guess my carpentry skills need some work, so apparently does my work with a scroll-saw.

Hard to believe it has been almost a week since I last posted anything, but it has been. My BoaArm is moving forward, I was getting read to implement a PID controller for the motors (I still might), when it occurred the me that I might actually be able to brake the motors.

I spent most of my free time today putting together this kit that I ordered. Its a satellite receiver, it picks up APT transmissions from weather satellites. Although the receiver is assembled, It will still be a while before I'm receiving images of the earth. The receiver needs to be calibrated first, which requires a frequency generator capable of at least 150mhz, as well as a frequency counter capable of at least 150mhz. I'll also need an antenna, but I can build one of those.