[Scan-DC] Motus wildlife tracking on 166.38 MHz

[Andrew Clegg]

I'm probably just being dense, but how does this RPi-based SensorGnome act as a Motus receiver when it doesn't include any type of receiver other than GPS and Wi-Fi?


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From: Daniel Brown <daniel.h.brown at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 10:03 AM
To: Andrew Clegg <andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Motus wildlife tracking on 166.38 MHz


Following along a bit:

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> On May 15, 2023, at 10:56 AM, Daniel Brown <daniel.h.brown at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Check the photo gallery — has some great antenna pictures, but also a photo “inside the box” of the hardware they’re using for decoding signals.
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>> On May 15, 2023, at 9:34 AM, Andrew Clegg <andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> I recently came across information about the Motus wildlife tracking system. It's a network of receivers (mostly North America but some international) that picks up data bursts from tiny transmitters attached to migratory animals (such as birds). Motus means movement in Latin. Seems pretty cool. I wonder if a receiver set to 166.38 MHz for a while would intercept any Motus bursts. They must be pretty weak given the size of some of the transmitters.
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