That is an option, true. The other problem here (on flat land) is the one Åke mentioned that the reception/connection may be quite unreliable.
But we will also possibly try to get the waiver (but it would be needed for this Summer to check things on regard of the second point). So far I am not the responsible for this, so I'll raise this option and we'll see :) hannu (so far just scoring for WGC 2014) :) On 16.4.2013 18:05, Dan Marotta wrote: > 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 > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3162/6244 - Release Date: 04/14/13 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
