[aprssig] APRS Weather hops and rates
Scott Miller
scott at opentrac.org
Fri Feb 29 17:43:41 EST 2008
> We need something analogous to mobile "smart beaconing" combined with
> "proportional pathing" for weather. When the station sees a rapid
> change in key variables (wind speed, barometer, temp??), it would
> increase the beacon rate. After the front passes through and variables
The OpenTracker does that now, at least with wind direction, and only
when wind speed is above a set limit. I did that to ensure timely
updates at paraglider flight areas where wind conditions are a lot more
interesting than barometric pressure or humidity.
Scott
N1VG
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