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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>ok, heres a response
to what ive gotten so far...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=547505800-28022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>"</FONT><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2>I hesitate to enter a shameless plug for my eBay item,
but...<SPAN class=547505800-28022007>"
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<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=547505800-28022007><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=547505800-28022007>Don't hesitate too much, but i'm not smart enough to
make it work (well, maybe i am, but i'm a little too busy right
now)... I'm looking for something fairly simple that will work immediately
with a TNC and radio or D700. I'm not overly concerned with a "you need a
TNC2 or better" type caveat, so long as it's not "you need a D700, period" - now
i will say, having a bunch of tracker type devices might not be a bad thing, the
problem is getting enough of them on a
budget...</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>I AM looking for
something that can show the data at a glance... so i will most likely need
a custom GUI...</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>AT A GLANCE, I
want to be able to tell:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>"I have 4
competitors on stage 1 (checked in, not checked out)"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>"I have 12
competitors in transit between stage 1 and stage 2"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>"I have 7
competitors on stage 2"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>"I have 20
competitors in transit to service from stage 2"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>or
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<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=547505800-28022007></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>"I lost 2
competitors in service (they're still there after a long
time)"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>I really don't
need it to be REAL TIME, and the clocks that we use don't put out data (that i
know), so it's more of a crude tracking system.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>the problem with
"retries" might be an issue. As far as "connected" mode, we would need to
be able to connect 6 - 8 stations to net control.... though this might allow
stations to connect through other stations within range, and might eliminate the
need for digipeaters, so long as we had 50W radios.....
right?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>I was
considering using a PIC or similar microcontroller to conver the barcode scanner
data (usually PS/2 type data) to a packet, adding stuff (callsign, tactical
call, etc.) and sending it.... the nice thing about this would be
that i could have a set of interfaces or trackers for the entire event, give a
crew (we worked stage 9 and 14, so i would have start 9 and finish 14 in my kit)
both units, and swap them out per the stage i'm
working.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=547505800-28022007>so many ideas...
so little expertise in my
head....</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></SPAN></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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