GPS and Amateur Radio
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (739 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0872599922 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 414 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Another disappointment from ARRL SC Photog I am a ham and member of ARRL. It is great ordering their stuff from Amazon because ARRL charges 2-3x their postal cost for shipping and figures no one notices.This book is a disappointment- very remedial, basic and overpriced. Far better books on all the sub-topics are available.I will stop buying ARRL books unless I can see them first (hard to do).
The result is an effective method of direction finding for public service activities such as search-and-rescue and for fun!. With this book, you'll explore GPS: its history, how it works, and navigating with a GPS receiver. We'll also examine how Amateur Radio operators (or hams ) have made use of GPS technology. GPS units and GPS technology is used in our cars, on our boats, in ccell phones, in our personal computers and PDAs. A popular ham radio application is in the Automatic Position Reporting System, or APRS*. By connecting inexpensive GPS receivers to their radio gear, hams transmit their positions and other information, which is then displayed on maps at the receiving stations. GPS devices have become commonplace in consumer electronics. GPS has improved the way we navigate, communicate, and move about the planet. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based, radio navigation system