[MilCom] "Bot Buddies" Radio Communications

[Daryll]

About 18 months ago, the Kalamazoo (Michigan) PD acquired an FCC license to 
operate on 2468 MHz.  It was for controlling their EOD/SWAT robot.

Don't know which one they had, but it might be in a similar freq area.

Daryll
==========================.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
To: "MilCom" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 12:17 PM
Subject: [MilCom] "Bot Buddies" Radio Communications


> The fall edition 2005 of "Today's Officer" (Military Officers Association 
> of America) has a six page article on various remoted controlled, ground 
> robots performing a variety of tasks, especially EOD support.  See: 
> http://www.moaa.org/todaysofficer/Magazine/Fall2005/bot_buddies.asp
>
> Interestingly in looking at some of the photos of the robots (e.g. Andros 
> "Wolverline") there's 3 antennas mounted on the unit (2 fairly large 
> porbably 2 feet & 2 others, probably 1 foot or less)..  Also there's a 
> picture of a humvee used to control a robot which has an interesting 
> antenna on top of it.....  I wonder what frequency ranges (control & 
> audio) they operate in?   Generally the article states they can operate 
> out to 1000 meters or so...
>
> A web search for appropiate robots finds (including photos of the 
> antennas):
> http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/mines/remotec/  "Andros Lines 
> of Robots"
> http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/mines/remotec/remotec2.html
> http://www.remotec-andros.com/  "Complete official website of all Andros 
> robot products"
> http://www.packbot.com/products/packbotEOD/default.asp  "PackBot"
> http://www.allenvanguard.co.uk/Catalogue/RO/555/909403.html  "Vangard 
> MKII"
>
> Interesting to read about..  Will the future of wars involve "robots" with 
> humans only in command center many
> miles away controlling via either satellite or perhaps a communication 
> flying rpv?
>
> Ken