[OZAPRS] Sunrise Weather uses a form of APRS

[Renee and Tim Logan]

Gday Norm, Hows things ?
There are plenty of radio based tracking systems about, each of the major
commercial radio manufacturers have there own angle on it, but they all
come
back to the same thing, GPS location sent via radio back to a PC running
mappping software. Saw today in the local Rural Fire service trucks with a
simple Oziexplorer based system as an add on to the PMR radio, was basicly
a
module ( TNC ) that on PTT release sends GPS location to Ozi maps in the
control centre, can also ping the vehicle, plugs into the facility
connector
on the radio, simple and effective. Sounded to be running at about 9600.
Tim VK2HLT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <vk3xci at aanet.com.au>
To: "VK / ZL APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Sunrise Weather uses a form of APRS


> FYI
>
> I've had an experimantal form of APRS working sporadically in Western
NSW
> for a number of years. Ingredients are Open Tracker, Ubuntu, Xastir and
> UHF CB rigs.
>
> Basic purpose ... to track valuable assets (tractors, headers, fire
> trucks, people) on large properties (60,000 acres) during the hectic
> sowing and harvesting periods.
>
> I'm amazed someone hasn't come up with a commercial version for this
> purpose. My own experiments were of course, for my own self education.
>
> Norm
> Vk3XCI
>
>
> > Gday,
> >
> >
> >
> > It's about time. the 7 networks Weather bus is using a Commercial
> > equivalent
> > form of APRS including APRN (APRS with pictures) and APRS WX as a
promo.
> >
> >
> >
> > http://sunrisefamily.com.au/weather/index
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > VK3JFK
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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