On Jul 6, 8:22*pm, betwys1 wrote:
On 7/6/2010 7:12 PM, CindyB wrote:



On Jul 6, 2:37 pm, *wrote:
I'm curious about which radios and antennas you are using. I agree
that APRS beats Spot unless you happen to be in one of the few places
where you can't reach a repeater. Then Spot's satellite radio comes
into play. The updates, display, and information is way above Spot
maps and of course it is free.

Charlie

Tiny Tracker 3 is the transmitter, 10 watts out, with a stubby duckie
antenna.
A local pilot here will make them for people who already have an
amateur call sign,
and will pre-program them with Smart Beaconing ( no signal while
thermalling) and the
reporting interval you like. *We choose three minutes for good
continuity and perhaps
search response to a smaller area late in the day. *Handy Hams can
reprogram
through the serial port as needed.

The US repeater coverage is very good, even in the remote, wild wooly
west.

Email me privately if interested, and I can pass through a reference.

Cindy B
www.caracole-soaring.com

If this seems like a worthwhile gadget to you, I suggest you need not be
offput by the ham license requirement.
These days, a ham test does NOT include morse, and the technical level
is not beyond what you might review online in a week or two prior to a
local test.

Brian W- Hide quoted text -

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No problem Brian. You're correct, it isn't difficult to get. I got my
Novice license in '58 and have held an Advanced ticket for 40 years.

Charlie