[OZAPRS] APRS from an airliner: keeping it simple

[Carlos PECO BERROCAL]

Thanks Mal,

I have to confess that I have never tried the GPS inside the plane, maybe
it was as simple as placing it close to the window !

73,
Carlos VK1EA



On Friday, February 14, 2020, <vk8mt at hamradio.org.au> wrote:

> HI
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> APRSdroid worked well last year, from Darwin to Sydney.
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> https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=13&ts=1567728000&te=
> 1567814400&call=a%2FVK8MT-10
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> Cheers
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> Mal
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> *From:* OZAPRS <ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au> *On Behalf Of *Carlos PECO
> BERROCAL
> *Sent:* Thursday, 13 February 2020 10:45 PM
> *To:* Australian APRS Users <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> *Subject:* [OZAPRS] APRS from an airliner: keeping it simple
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> Hi,
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> I fly a lot, I wish I could avoid it but I have bills to pay...
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> Some airlines provide on-board internet access, there is a small amount of
> data you can move for free. I was thinking in a mechanism to obtain my GPS
> location from the aircraft mode-S transponder broadcast and then upload my
> posits to APRS-IS
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> Too complex (it seems)
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> Looking at aprs.fi today, I saw a person doing something similar over
> Canberra and Sydney, but only at low flight levels:
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> https://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=7&call=w%2F8750050954&
> timerange=86400&tail=86400
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> Is there someone here with experience with airliners? I have seen people
> beaconing from private and recreational, but never from big birds.
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> 73,
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> Carlos VK1EA
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