Perhaps the contest organizers could ask for a waiver for the duration of the contest?
On 4/16/2013 1:23 AM, Hannu Niemi wrote: > And in some countries (like Finland) it is forbidden to use GSM on air :( > > Which is quite a big problem if we consider 2014 WGC. Anyone has a good > idea how to implement tracking on a reasonable price without GSM > coverage? :) > > hannu > (part of the WGC 2014 organisation) > > On 16.4.2013 10:17, Åke Pettersson wrote: >> Hello Jiri/Max, >> It appears that tracking by GSM is different in different areas, due to the >> GSM cover. One way to check this by testing GSM phones in the air. In >> Sweden, in urban areas, it seems that the phones can be used up to 500 >> m/AGL, in low-density areas it can work at higher altitudes. In mountainous >> areas the covering seems to be better. In general, GSM is not reliable for >> tracking glider flights as the GSM cover is designed for ground operations. >> Ake Pettersson >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced > analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building > apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use > our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! > http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter > _______________________________________________ > Xcsoar-user mailing list > Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user
