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Old 4th October 2006 | 20:59
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grob103
 
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Simple cheap collision avoidance

Originally Posted by BEagle
For any GPS to 'communicate' with another GPS would require:
Your position ro become a floating waypoint.
This information is somehow uplinked. How do you propose to do that?
The information is downlinked. How do you propose to receive it?
The information is displayed. For it to be of any use, it would require a rapid refresh rate.
Now think about the bandwidth needed for several 'GPS' transponders to do this.
Or just LOOK OUT OF THE WINDOW!
Flarm does this; GPSs that talk to each other within 1-2nm. Developed for glider pilots in the Alps.

Not proposing or advocating anything, just pointing out a nifty bit of kit.
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