----- Original Message -----
From: Don Hyde <DonH@AXONN.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [OT]: Long range position feedback anyone ?


> As far as satellites are concerned, of course Iridium is pretty much out
of
> business already, and they are planning to start de-orbiting the
satellites
> any day now.
>
> But there is at least one other commercial satellite constellation still
> going, which is oriented more toward data transmission (It's used to track
> 18-wheelers, perhaps you've seen one with a little radome on top of the
> cab?)  You might be able to talk those people into giving you a unit in
> exchange for painting their name on your boat and letting them take some
> publicity pictures (like a race car, ya know?)

At least you should have no trouble getting time on the satellite mid-ocean.
Not too many truckers drive the gulf stream. :-)

Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems
(contract development of high performance, high function, low-level
software)

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