Hi,
I'm very interrested into APRS tracking to use with my plane. But, as I live in France (near Paris), I've not found any information about the location of repeaters. So I'm considering of setting up my own reciever.
I've read here and there that I'd need a 2 meter reciever, a sound card and a computer connected to internet. That sounds fine. But which reciever should I get (sorry for my stupid questions, but i'm a totally newbie in amateur radio).
I also hope after some testing, to use numerous of these Microtrak in planes during a competition to allow people on ground to see the positions of the planes simultaneously in Google Earth (and not in Google Maps). What kind of antenna will I need to display the position of planes at a distance of about 100 km around the antenna at heights variing between 500 and 1500 ft ? (flat country)
I'm collecting as much information as possible, as the RECIEVER side of this problem is never dealt with on the websites I found.
Thanks for all your information, and first of all, thanks to Pete Howell for his post !
Michel
I'm very interrested into APRS tracking to use with my plane. But, as I live in France (near Paris), I've not found any information about the location of repeaters. So I'm considering of setting up my own reciever.
I've read here and there that I'd need a 2 meter reciever, a sound card and a computer connected to internet. That sounds fine. But which reciever should I get (sorry for my stupid questions, but i'm a totally newbie in amateur radio).
I also hope after some testing, to use numerous of these Microtrak in planes during a competition to allow people on ground to see the positions of the planes simultaneously in Google Earth (and not in Google Maps). What kind of antenna will I need to display the position of planes at a distance of about 100 km around the antenna at heights variing between 500 and 1500 ft ? (flat country)
I'm collecting as much information as possible, as the RECIEVER side of this problem is never dealt with on the websites I found.
Thanks for all your information, and first of all, thanks to Pete Howell for his post !
Michel