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Old July 1st 11, 03:20 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Competitor to SPOT?

On Jun 28, 6:00*am, Ron Gleason wrote:
http://blog.delorme.com/2011/06/03/d...way-satellite-...

Looks like starting in the 2012 year we will see a competitor to SPOT
product and service. *Read some of the comments in the blog and some
features a

- user selectable data send interval
- custom messages in the text
- altitude reporting

Will be interesting to watch this unfold



The 2 min tracking interval looks much better for use in contests -
with the right software you could actually show the field on course
with current projected scores for each glider - all in real time. It
might turn soaring into a spectator sport (sort of).

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