Missing Oregon mom dead, daughter alive

[Steven Schear]

In order to provide an emergency satellite locating service (e.g., like the
EPRB system routinely used for ships at sea) there would need to be
monitored frequencies and capabilities both via the satellites and the
mobiles. The intelligence and capabilities already built into some mobiles
(e.g., GPS and dynamically modifiable WiFi chip firmware) might make
possible practical ground to satellite signaling. The Nexus phones had
these features as did (does) some Samsung models. With up to 60 MHz of
possible transmission bandwidth and the use of spread spectrum encoding, a
mobile phone could use SS process gain to achieve an output well in excess
of a >1000W baseband transmitter. If satellites were able monitor either
existing WiFi bands (or adjacent frequencies newly authorized for radio
location) and the WiFi hardware / firmware modified to transmit a unique
emergency beacon I think this service might be practical.

On Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 11:23 PM jim bell <jdb10987 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/missing-oregon-mom-found-dead/283-3913515e-2105-404c-a579-f12e966f3c3a
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> Jim Bell's comment:
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> Might satellite 911 have saved them?
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> A few weeks ago, someone criticized me for talking about a possible future
> cellphone/smartphone service, akin to '911', with satellite service around
> the world.
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> Ostensibly, the criticism was somehow based on security and/or privacy.
> Somehow, somebody would 'have to' sign up for this service.  I don't think
> so.
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> I then pointed out that for many years, cellphones without actual cell
> phone service contracts have been programmed so they are always capable of
> '911' service, assuming that they can receive a cell phone signal.  I see
> that as an excellent idea.
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> The problem is that many areas in America, especially in the western US,
> there is no cell service to be had, especially in mountainous and forested
> areas.
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> If such a satellite service begins to be available, even if it is only
> capable of text transmissions, a similar always-available service can be
> provided.
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