Security & Theft Securing tractor from theft

[denmansoft]

When I mentioned 400Mhz I wasn't implying that all of the 400-499Mhz band was usable.
There are some very good unlicensed radios (made in and for the US market) in this band.
I always treat RF data streams as unreliable and would not treat one missed report as a failure or alarm.
My favorite band for data radios is the 900mhz ISM band. Good distance/and good bandwith. Most other users have moved up to 1.8Ghz, 2.4Ghz and 900 is now cleaner than it used to be.

 

[Soundguy]

De ke4rrd

73's

Soundguy

 

[dixie306]

I smell a niche for a buisness here.

You sell a gps tracking unit that fits on the tractor somewhere out of sight. Then you sell monitoring service. If the tractor moves more than a predetermined distance from the area it normally is stored then the monitoring service calls the owner to see if he has it on a trailer. If the owner is not the one monitoring it then the monitoring service calls the police and vectors them to the area where the tractor is. You could make a specially designed taillight with the gps tracking unit in it or something of that nature.

Pat you want to help me design it and put up some investment capital.

we could give a 15 per cent discount to TBNers

SageTracker World Tracking Solutions they work GREAT, ask me how I know!!

 

[John47]

De ke4rrd

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Soundguy

Time you upgraded Chris before the next solar cycle gets going! (If it ever does.. LOL)

John de KM6MB

 

[Soundguy]

I'll get around to it one day..

soundguy

 

[patrick_g]

I'm aware of that Patrick, I'm a licensed ham, have been for many years.

I think the statute of limitations has run out so I can confess that I built and operated a spark gap transmitter to communicate with a buddy a few miles away when we were in later grade school and again when I was in the 9th grade I built a better one that didn't take out all the TV sets in the neighborhood.

I first got a ham ticket in 1962 and have not been using spark since.

Pat

 

[Egon]

I built a better one that didn't take out all the TV sets in the neighborhood.

In light of the above statement do you realize there was a business venture missed out on?

 

[patrick_g]

In light of the above statement do you realize there was a business venture missed out on?

So what was that, extortion? Demand tribute or else you would wipe out reception during prime time?

Pat

 

[Egon]

So what was that, extortion? Demand tribute or else you would wipe out reception during prime time?

Pat, you have to more subtle than that. Sell magic boxes that clean up reception!

 

[patrick_g]

Pat, you have to more subtle than that. Sell magic boxes that clean up reception!

At that time TV had an an A.M. component of the transmission and was susceptible to static interference so there wasn't really anything I could have put in the box to "fix" the problem.

I get the general idea though... create a problem and then sell the solution... not unlike writing and secretly distributing/promulgating "malware" to "infect" PC computers clandestinely but publicly denouncing the antisocial miscreants doing the dastardly deed and then sell software to detect/cure the infections by annual subscription.

Pat