Hi,
Our goal is to build a GSM scanner/receiver and we are looking for smart people to join us.
This is a non-commercial project funded on our own.
We would like to get in touch with other experts and invite everyone to take a look at the WIKI for more information and ideas:
regards,
steve
You need to get a life.
"Available GSM scanner cost a shitload of money for no good reason."
Hmm... maybe it's because it's a rather complicated undertaking and the people who know how to do it generally want to get paid to do so?
Most people realize that when they pay $100k for a commercial GSM service monitor almost nothing of that is going into the hardware, but is instead paying all the guys who put it together.
That being said, companies like Agilent and Tektronix do have a *huge* overhead compared to smaller firms (or "virutal" firms!), and I'm sure you can build your GSM "scanner" for
If anyone cares, I recall that the FCC prohibits GSM scanners.
Don
I'm assuming he's targeting a global audience. In the U.S., they could designate their device as "test equipment" and make it perfectly legal to
*sell* if not necessarily *use* (the USRP board the web site suggests using is sold as such to avoid the problems of type acceptance, intended usage legality, etc.).Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
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