[pct-l] cellphone (and ham radio link)

[AsABat]

That looks good, similar to my ham radio site. Now to do it for all 5
(or more) carriers... 



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lon Cooper [mailto:loncooper at gmail.com]
> 
> What do you think about something like this?
> 
> http://www.pctmap.net/cell.html
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 22, 2008 9:20 PM, AsABat wrote:
> > I remember we talked about it last year but it didn't go very far.
At
> > first glance it would seem that a list of databook waypoints with
> > columns for each carrier would be a start. A second look and the
> > complications that while coverage may not be available at a
datapoint,
> > it may be available a short distance away, and it's not the variety
of
> > carriers but the unlimited number of potential waypoints that make
it
> > difficult. I'd suggest that rather than just checking where coverage
> > worked, the date of the report might be helpful, especially in the
case
> > of "no coverage" reports, as cell towers are always being added.
Still,
> > I'd be willing to _help_ with that if someone wanted to do it.
> >
> > The cell phone companies do have maps of their coverage areas,
although
> > not to a high resolution. Still, one can overlay those maps on the
> > guidebook pages and get a reasonable estimation of where coverage
may
> > and may not be available. I did this last year from Truckee to
Quincy,
> > just penciling in where coverage ended and began, and it was fairly
> > accurate, thankfully as I had to call for a ride out.