For your use you would need a device capable of transmitting your location, an antenna, and a GPS device. The transmitting device would either have to have packet transmitting ability or you would also need a TNC. There are some radios with all this built in and there are also tracker devices Check
http://www.g7ltt.com/aprs/100dollaraprstracker.htm http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4321 http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3081 On 6/26/06, kc7cjo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to get into APRS but don't know what kind of equipment to > get. > > My application would be for Bicycle riding! I want to participate in > the communications for a local 1/2 marathone run and would like to have > APRS aboard. > > Can anyone give me some ideas? > > Thanks! > > Rod > > > -- Andy K3UK Fredonia, New York. Skype Me : callto://andyobrien73 Also available via Echolink [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/ELTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
