[OZAPRS] Advice wanted, tracking a walking person

[Ray Wells]

We discussed F calls on APRS a while back.

Essentially, if it is their intention to have their callsign appear on 
an AR system with RF outlets, which APRS is, F call licencees are 
breaching their licence by using a digital mode.

It should not be up to end stations to stop F calls appearing illegally 
on RF, it is the responsibility of the originating station to abide by 
their LCD.

Ray vk2tv

Steve Sharp wrote:
> I've used the APRS app on my Android Magic and was surprised how well 
> it did work.
>  
> It would be even better if smart beaconing could be added by the author!
>  
> Take a look for VK2POO-7 on aprs.fi <http://aprs.fi> and you'll see a 
> track from Tweed Hds down the highway.
>  
> Assuming you have mobile coverage in the intended area there is no 
> legal impediment to a Foundation licence holder carrying the phone 
> with the app running.
>  
> 73 de Steve VK2POO
>
> On 12 June 2010 13:44, James Cameron <vk2lqz at wia.org.au 
> <mailto:vk2lqz at wia.org.au>> wrote:
>
>     G'day,
>
>     I'm currently tracking a walking person after the fact, using a GPS
>     track log.  I'd like to track also during the event.
>
>     What devices are available?  I'd prefer to have everything in the one
>     device; GPS receiver, tracker, and 2m beacon transmitter.  I'd prefer
>     not to have to build it up from parts.  It would be really nice if
>     I can
>     just buy it and turn it on.  I'm already successfully receiving the
>     local digipeater and rendering it on Xastir.
>
>     A competing solution is an iPhone or an Android based phone ... which
>     have a GPS receiver and commercial digital radio transceiver.  It
>     can be
>     made to just work, provided there is mobile telephone service in the
>     area.  Apps are available.
>
>     Also, an amateur licensing question ... which of these situations is
>     allowed by the LCD?  In your opinion.
>
>     1.  tracking in the presence of a standard licensee,
>
>     2.  tracking transmissions set up by a standard licensee with the
>     tracker carried by a foundation licensee,
>
>     3.  tracking transmissions set up by a standard licensee with the
>     tracker carried by an unlicensed user, "second operator",
>
>     4.  tracking transmissions set up by a standard licensee with the
>     tracker carried by an animal.
>
>     Also in cases 2 and 3, can the holder of the tracker initiate a
>     transmission?  e.g. press a button to signal something that is not an
>     emergency.
>
>     --
>     James Cameron
>     http://quozl.linux.org.au/
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