lonerider
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- BMW R1150GS Adventure
Been looking into these recently, wondering if anybody has any experience with these units? (General info, not (yet) looking for specific product info.)
I understand SA is busy setting up infrastructure to support land-based use of these units - an option to keep in mind when heading out of cellphone range.
Costs I have so far vary from R5k-R7.5k per unit (McMurdo) (depending on whether or not you take the GPS option) and R350 licensing/registration fee with ICASA.
Some links that might be interesting:
https://www.mcmurdo.co.uk/products/related_products.html?product_id=98 - Manufacturer McMurdo's units (about the size of two Nokia Communicators put together)
https://www.acrelectronics.com/ - Manufacturer ACR's website. (Uses frames so you'll have to your own navigation...)
https://www.micro-mono.com/microplb.html - Manufacturer Microwave Monolithics' product page. Smallest on the market (they claim), but pricey at USD900!
https://www.equipped.com/faq_plb/default.asp - Follow the FAQ links further down the page for info
I understand SA is busy setting up infrastructure to support land-based use of these units - an option to keep in mind when heading out of cellphone range.
Costs I have so far vary from R5k-R7.5k per unit (McMurdo) (depending on whether or not you take the GPS option) and R350 licensing/registration fee with ICASA.
Some links that might be interesting:
https://www.mcmurdo.co.uk/products/related_products.html?product_id=98 - Manufacturer McMurdo's units (about the size of two Nokia Communicators put together)
https://www.acrelectronics.com/ - Manufacturer ACR's website. (Uses frames so you'll have to your own navigation...)
https://www.micro-mono.com/microplb.html - Manufacturer Microwave Monolithics' product page. Smallest on the market (they claim), but pricey at USD900!
https://www.equipped.com/faq_plb/default.asp - Follow the FAQ links further down the page for info
