[amsat-bb] Open source APRS tracker Kickstarter

[Bob]

Bob,

You may want to share your very valid concerns with the developer of the
project (Mike Bales, KI6VBK) who can be reached here:

beta at tracksoar.com

SInce he's part of the group that has developed the hardware and the code,
and since it's open source, it should be possible to have the path and
beacon rate set properly, as long as they know what to do.

73, Bob, WB4SON


On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:

> The #1 question is what Path this device will use.  It is an abomination
> to fly such a tracker on the APRS network with a beacon rate more often
> than once a minute,  *OR* with a path via more than 1 hop.  If those
> limits are not implemented in hardware, these devices could trash the
> national APRS frequency.
>
> Half the balloons we see go up to not adhere to these APRS standards
> because the operators are clueless to the netwrk constraints and
> apparently do nothing to research the proper settings..
> Bob, WB4APR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Dave Webb
> KB1PVH
> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 9:34 AM
> To: Joe
> Cc: AMSAT -BB
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Open source APRS tracker Kickstarter
>
> Joe,
>
> Some of those questions are answered on this page.
>
> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1250163085/tracksoar-aprs/description
>
> Dave-KB1PVH
>
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