[aprssig] APRS vs. SPOT

[joe at dellabarba.com]

In other news, cell phones are usually better than a H/T to call your wife.
Ham = experiment and develop new ideas. Rollout multi-million/billion dollar
infrastructure = not so much.
APRS succeeded because it re-purposed 1200 baud packet equipment that was
otherwise headed to the dumpster. If it had rolled out on AIS type hardware the
adoption rate would have been MUCH lower.
IMHO
73 de N3HGB
Joe

 


On September 7, 2011 at 12:48 PM Eric Hansen <skyssx at gmail.com> wrote:

> More so than than any amateur service, for sure.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 7, 2011, at 12:16, Bradley Haney <kc9gqr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Even if it was cheaper you are still relying on   a commerical company to
> > provide you service..    When it all hits the fan will they be there for
> > you?
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Keith VE7GDH <ve7gdh at rac.ca> wrote:
> > Tim N9PUZ wrote...
> >
> >
> > How do you figure that it's cheaper?
> >
> > It was the original poster that commented that it was cheaper.
> >
> >
> > 73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH
> > --
> > "I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!"
> >
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