[TriLUG] So here is a thought

[karl flores via TriLUG]

Here was my thought. Plug the controller into the base station and transmit
the signal through the network. This could actually be tested prior to
launch. Maybe too simple?

On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 3:00 PM, John Mitchell <john280z at gmail.com> wrote:

> Far easier to control a Drone with a cell phone call. Have a good
> autopilot and then have it phone in for directions/updates. Or tweet
> location from on board GPS, you call and update.
> (been done with an underwater remote controlled vehicle).
>
> john mitchell
>
> On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 2:46 PM, karl flores via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org
> > wrote:
>
>> Last month, we learned about creating a HAM based network using the
>> raspberry pi and old HAM equipment and antennas. The network from my
>> understanding is now 20 miles. Here is my question. What are the
>> possibilities that the network could be used to control the path of an
>> unmanned vehicle? Or as some people like to call drones. The drone is
>> limited of course to battery life but also to distance from the
>> controller.
>> Could a HAM network be used to control the drone long distances?
>>
>> anyone, anyone...
>>
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Karl Flores
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"There are those who look at opportunities and contemplate limitations.
There are those who seek opportunities and discover limitations. And there
are those who find opportunities and challenge their own limitations."



"My children are footprints that prove I existed"

 "My life is based on a true story. The characters, incidents, and
dialogues are products of my imagination and are not to be construed as
real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is
entirely accidental."

"What I now know is that I never knew that I knew what I know"

 "Finish Happy"