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Old April 5th 17, 08:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_5_]
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Default Improved live tracking for the SSA membership?

On Wed, 05 Apr 2017 07:30:19 -0700, Sean Fidler wrote:

Europe, on the other hand, (again previously stated)
developed a network of Flarm radar (2k per Flarm

FLARM Radar is nothing like that price. Its little more than a
RaspberryPi, cheap software radio, antenna, cabinet (if you're feeling
fancy) and some FOSS software. Typical range, even with a low-powered
nonPowerFLARM, can be up to 50 miles depending on how good the antenna is
and where its mounted.


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