RE: mobile packet radio

Certainly if you are a federal agency coming up with a frequency to use
should be no problem. APRS works in any band you have a radio for.
Technically data isn't allowed on frs, but I have used aprs on it without
problems. Im not sure of GMRS OR MURS liscensing but they may allow data
and only require a  registration fee for an entire site or user. GMRS
radios work especially well on airborne units providing very long range
dependent on aircraft altitude.

APRS is a great technology and there is limitless information on the
internet regarding it. If you are truly interested in a deployment a local
amateur radio group should provide all the help you should need. They will
of course try to get you to get you ham ticket but just ignore that, as
long as you have a radio solution that doesn't violate the fcc rules they
should be more than helpful.

Even with that said, I encourage you and your agency to get as many of your
staff as possible into ham radio. Hurricane Katrina has proved just how
valuable ham communications can be.

Doug Hengel
KC0PLG

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To: "'SeattleWireless Talk List'" <[email protected]>
From: "Matt Towers" <[email protected]>
Sent by: [email protected]
Date: 09/20/2005 16:15
Subject: RE: mobile packet radio

I considered that, but unfortunately requiring a HAM license won't work for
real-world SAR deployments.  I need tracking devices that I can deploy into
search aircraft piloted by volunteers.  Requiring a member of each crew to
have an amateur radio license would be difficult at best.

-MCT

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Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 2:08 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: mobile packet radio

>
> Does anyone here have any experience with mobile packet radio solutions?
> The application I'm looking to build is for airborne SAR missions.
> The goal is to take a low cost GPS deployed in search aircraft, and
> broadcast coordinates to an airborne digipeater which would then relay
> the data to the mission base for ATC purposes.  Any ideas?
>

You might consider actually becoming an amateur radio operator ...
the licensing for VHF is relatively painless. Hams routinely participate in
search and rescue. In addition, the digipeaters / nodes would likely
already
be there for you to use. In this case, finding the equipment / software
would be a non issue as everything you need exists in the ham realm.



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