Bill,

Didn't use this technology at an Ephrata soaring contest few years ago? I
seem to remember an article in Soaring (or the SGC Towline news letter.)

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/
Ham Radio - W7ADK


"Bill Daniels" bildan@comcast-dot-net wrote in message
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This is seriously cool stuff.

Please post this to rec.aviation.soaring. We need this in a big way.

Bill Daniels

wrote in message
oups.com...
Fossett had a typical ELT that apparently did not turn on or was out
of range.

I have a APRS tracker that continuously sends position/velocity info
on the ham frequency. Worked very well so far and gives peace of mind
to relatives - and useful to FAA on a flight plan. If Fosset had a
continuous tracker, the job of finding him might have been a lot
easier.

You can build an APRS tracker for about $250. A basic ham license is
easy to get.

For more info http://www.abri.com/sq2000/GPStrack.html
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SQ2000 canard, http://www.abri.com/sq2000/

On Sep 4, 2:13 pm, "Rob Turk" wrote:
CNN reports Steve Fossett is missing.
"
Fossett took off from a private air strip known as Flying M Ranch, near
Smith Valley, 30 miles south of Yerington, Nevada, on Monday, with
enough
fuel for four to five hours of flight, according to the Civil Air
Patrol.
Yerington is south of Carson City, near the California border."

Let's hope for the best