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And then what? A.la. personal emergency beacons?
by bdamm 8y ago
And then what? A.la. personal emergency beacons?
- ObsoleteNerd 8y agoSatellite based SMS would be pretty amazing for hikers/campers/etc.
- isostatic 8y agohttps://www.globaltelesat.co.uk/isatphone-2-satellite-phone-rental https://www.globaltelesat.co.uk/isatphone-2-satellite-phone-...
- HeadsUpHigh 8y agoThis exists for at least a decade now.
- tialaramex 8y agoGPS Block IIIA actually does have a COSPAS SARSAT receiver on it and of course it can transmit on GPS frequencies. Today a Personal Locator Beacons doesn't think about the signals it receives from GPS other than as a source of location, but the intent is that a future COSPAS SARSAT upgrade will let the operators send a return message via GPS if they conclude you need rescuing.