On 2008-05-04, Ron Lee wrote:
An APRS provides the track functionality of Spot and no cost once you
get the equipment.
http://tinyurl.com/624vv6

Well, you also have to get a ham license (but don't let that stop you; it
only takes a written test these days, and it's easier than the PPL written).
However, there's another detail: you need to be in range of a node that
feeds the APRS network. I don't do APRS myself, but I understand the
coverage is widespread but not universal. Then again, if you're airborne,
getting into the network at altitude is probably pretty easy unless you're
over the Rockies or other very-low-population-density areas.
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