[aprssig] Airborne Digis

[Michael Conrad]

Hi,

> For search and rescue use I'm trying to setup and implement an Airborne 
> capable digi that will not cause interference but will respond to our 
> trackers out in the field in remote uncovered (by digis) areas and get 
> them into the APRS and APRS-IS network along with our local monitoring 
> machines.  As a result I'd love to hear input from anyone here who has 
> experience in this situation. 
> 
> The problem that I can see is that I want our trackers to be able to use 
> WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 as the first digi hops so they are compatible with the 
> existing network (specially if they are not complimented by our airborne 
> digi) but I don't want the airborne digi slammed or slamming the APRS RF 
> network. 
maybe you need some kind of smart digipeating...

If your airbone digipeater has a gps attached, he could only digipeat
WIDE1-1 stations within a given area around his current position.


Regards

      Micha


PS: This only works, if your trackers will have gps also.