[aprssig] APRS In China

[Steve Noskowicz]

I did similar and it is a bit rough, but it appears they are selling APRS for commercial purposes.

Excerpted rom the microphone page:

""  The APRS + GPS walkie-talkie microphone in hand locator is fully compatible with the APRS system.

System Overview
         ... by the independent design, development and production of heaven and earth wire electronic development studio ...

 you can also combine GPS global satellite positioning system to detect the user's location, ...monitoring center, real-time location information is automatically sent to the monitoring center through a variety of ways.

 ...via a gateway instant data transfer through a wired network or wireless GPRS network to a remote server, the user can see all ...on the map ....

 This system can be applied to the use of walkie-talkie and needs for personnel, vehicle scheduling or location to view the industry, such as: logistics, public security, fire protection, forestry, oil exploration, mining, customs, urban management, transportation, Maritime Bureau, taxi, transport of dangerous goods, paragliding, wild rescue, mountain adventure.
 
        Compatible the APRS protocol through http://aprs.fi platform queries position. ""


73, Steve, K9DCI  USN (Vet)  MOT (Ret)  Ham (Yet)



--- On Thu, 12/6/12, Bob Burns W9RXR <w9rxr_ at rlburns.net> wrote:
> 
> This appears to be a company selling GPS-based tracking
> devices for both amateur and commercial radio use.
> 
> > Pasted it into Firefox, and was astounded to see an
> APRS web site entirely in Chinese.
> 
> I opened the web site using Google Chrome and let its
> translator go to work. Some of the trackers are intended to
> use amateur radio and talk about the need for an amateur
> radio callsign. Other devices appear to be using some other
> network for tracking.
> 
> Bob... 
> 
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