Re: [SOCALWUG] Remote GPS Locator

[Stan Slonkosky]

If you got an amateur radio license, there are a number of ways to do this using APRS. Probably the easiest way would be to get a Kenwood TM-D700 or a TM-D7 (I think Alinco also has a radio to do this), then you wouldn't even need to use a computer. All you'd need do would be to hook power, an antenna, and the GPS receiver to the radio.   You can see how this works by looking at:   http://map.findu.com/n6ex-1 which is a fixed digipeater in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Arcadia. Click on "Click here to find nearby stations". You'll be sure to find some mobile stations that you can click on to find where they are.   Also take a look at http://www.aprs.net and http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/aprs.html . Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, is the inventor of APRS and if you still want to use your Sprint phone instead of amateur radio, he may be able to sell you some software to do that or point you to someone else who can.   Stan Slonkosky   ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Carlin To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 09:17 Subject: [SOCALWUG] Remote GPS Locator I would like to have my GPS transmit it's location to me remotely.  For example, Hook my GPS to my laptop (typical wardriving setup), connect to the Internet using my Sprint Phone, and somehow transmit the data to my home computer via the Internet.  This is incredibly simple in theory, but where would I find software to do this?   The software would have to take incoming serial data on the laptop/PDA, forward it to my home via the Internet, and the home computer would have to translate these packets into data that seems to be coming from the Serial port for Mapping software to accept it.   The end result would be a live tracking map showing the location of the roaming GPS device.   - Paul