[aprssig] Open GPS Tracker via SMS

Scott Miller scott at opentrac.org
Wed May 14 10:43:47 EDT 2008


I've talked to the guy working on the project.  Haven't really had a 
chance to follow up on it with Dayton preparations and everything.

Scott
N1VG

William McKeehan wrote:
> Here's a web site that describes how to make a GPS tracking device using a GPS
> Module, a custom board/processor/firmware and a specific cellular phone.
> <a href="http://www.opengpstracker.org/howitworks.html">Open GPS Tracker: How
> it works</a>
> 
> The tracker firmware interfaces with the phone and sends the location using SMS.
> 
> Sounds like it would be easy to be modified to send APRS positions to the
> APRS-IS. The only question that I have is what other phones this may work
> with.
> 
> Has anyone else looked into it?





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