[Xastir] tiger maps?

Jerry Chamberlin jerryc at netlab.org
Mon Nov 3 10:27:06 EST 2003


Did you try chickens?
Perhaps with compressed packets?
Mc'D's probably would pay for compressed chicken packet pieces for their
nuggets.

On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Gerry Creager N5JXS wrote:

> Well, I have been known to track cows.  Really.  I've published once, 
> where I reference "sub-bovine accuracy."  Using GPS, and essentially 
> APRS technology, although there WERE no compressed packets in those days.
> 
> Really!
> 
> Curt Mills, WE7U wrote:
> > On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Gerry Creager N5JXS wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Ah, but  this isn't the APRS list, so we're not LIKELY to get yelled
> >>at... And the subject line is still well within the bounds of xastir
> >>topics...
> > 
> > 
> > Especially since they do tracking of things like Elk, bears,
> > cougars, etc around here for scientific purposes!  That's kind'a
> > like APRS isn't it?
> > 
> > I had a cougar collar for a few months while in college.  Was
> > intending to work up a doppler system for them for that frequency.
> > They were stuck with yagi's:  It's hard to find a downed cougar with
> > those once you get close.  At the saturation point they resorted to
> > a grid search and forgot about the beacon.
> > 
> 
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