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ELT's
Todd,
I looked at the APRS system several years ago. It would provide coverage when flying in the Boise region. However, the coverage is minimal to none existent over the mountains of Central Idaho (Mackay, King Mountain Glider Park, etc.) and bordering region of Montana. H Wayne Paul W7ADK (I've had my amateur radio license for a LONG time.) "Todd" wrote in message ... And if you have an Amateur Radio License there is the APRS tracking option. Here is a flight in Colorado (where you might think the coverage may not be good) for this summer: http://aprs.fi/?call=N8RNW-6&dt=1311...timerange=3600 A device like this: http://www.byonics.com/mt-rtg is easy to stick in the glider More information available at: http://www.aprs.org And if you do not have an Amateur Radio License, get one. It is not that hard. There are networks of linked repeaters that will give you radio contact to your crew over distances that your aircraft radio wont. |
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