We've been working on getting together all the parts and accessories for shipping, and it's all coming together. Two big rolls of material are going to a sewing contractor to make 4000 windscreens (!) that will go into each end of the devices. We also are expecting a small but very heavy shipment of magnets, which will connect the Terra to it's support without compromising the integrity of the housing. Last but not least, the final enclosures are being worked up, and we can't wait to put it all together!

An update on how the Terra case is being created.

Casey again with Tuesday's update! We are a bit delayed getting this out due to a Kickstarter technical issue regarding update posting. Above is the 434MHz helix antenna that we are using to receive Motus tags on the Terra. This is the standard antenna that will ship which each unit, unless you requested one with an external antenna. This antenna, while looking small, is actually quite powerful. Our range tests show a 500 meter radius within a neighborhood with some trees and houses. This means that Terra can pick up tags from all of your neighbor's bird feeders, including your own, depending on your specific environment!  As a stress test, we are running this receiver at CTT headquarters. There are...

It's Casey again, with another Terra Tuesday update. Yes, I know its Wednesday, but I wanted to wait another day so I could show you something cool. We have successfully collected 1 million pings from various Blu Morpho tags (the ones that are used on Monarch Butterfies) over the past 13 days!  But sadly, there are no actual butterflies. Just lots of test Blu Morpho tags either being tested by engineers, or waiting to be delivered to many different customers around the world.   The above test is the equivalent of 2,000 Terras receiving 500 tag beeps each in that 2 week period, which would be considered an extreme amount of activity.  To those keen observers seeing the day and...

It's time for another Terra Tuesday update! This past week, the custom sewn windscreen assembly has arrived. This is the final sample of the windscreen, which on approval, will kick off it's mass production. This will be one of the several techniques used to reduce unwanted wind noise when listening to Terra.  This material will go under the grid end of the Terra, as you see in this close up picture. Note, that as I mentioned last update, that weird gap next to the grate will go away in the next case revision. They are making tweaks to the die currently. Overall, we found the fit to be perfect. We are now testing the wind reduction properties to see if...

This week, our final prototype plastic enclosure for Terra showed up! These are some of the first samples of our injection molded case, which is under review for any final fit and finish issues. When we give them the thumbs up, the factory goes quick to work, cranking out thousands of these. However, as you will see shortly, it is good we only have a couple. Let's take the first look at what your Terra will look like -- mostly. In order to identify shrinkage and other artifacts, a glossy black was used for our prototypes. The plastic used during mass production will be a forest green color. Scott Whittle is testing out the mating of the two pieces for...