Hi to all,It depends on who you talk to - some say yes, some say no. It might very well be that the external version is taken down, but internal versions will continue. I imagine we'll find out soon though.
Can anyone confirm if the above date of June 1st is still correct?
Well, the June deadline for all locos to have ICE that want to use the ARTC network has arrived. What is going to happen come July if (highly likely) that operators have not met this requirement? Will the current TLS still function until the formal change over?ICE is also applicable for the JHR CRN.
Oh well some people won't cope, others will go back to old school train spotting which is just sitting around all day and for the rest of us mobile phone bill will increase.The sky is falling.
Guys,
If you google 'ARTC NTCS' you can find some technical papers on the ICE radio which provides a fair bit of detail on how they work. Basically ICE is a unit that integrates Telstra NextG, Iridium (satellite), UHF and GPS receiver. ICE units, becuase they have NextG capability should be reporting their train position more frequently than the older CountryNet units which used an ageing Optus satellite (slow & expensive data).
cheers
Bud
I understand the train position might be updated using an SMS. Is this correct?Brian, I can't comment on this particular aspect of it, but my understanding is (mostly gleamed from looking over shoulders when people are using software relating to the new radios) that each ICE unit has a phone number and can be contacted as if it was a personal mobile phone. Given that the Metronet radio system used in the Sydney metropolitan area has the ability to send and receive text messages, I imagine it wouldn't be a stretch for this new system to have similar functionality.
Regards
Brian
Guys,
If you google 'ARTC NTCS' you can find some technical papers on the ICE radio which provides a fair bit of detail on how they work. Basically ICE is a unit that integrates Telstra NextG, Iridium (satellite), UHF and GPS receiver. ICE units, becuase they have NextG capability should be reporting their train position more frequently than the older CountryNet units which used an ageing Optus satellite (slow & expensive data).
cheers
Bud
I wonder if 4Trak will end up like Webtrak , everything delayed by 20 minutes before becoming so you little terrorist scamps can't do any naughty train bombings.
Lawrence and his followers were doing that almost a century ago. No train tracking app requiredYes, and I'm sure they took a couple of extra horses to eat in case the train was delayed by a day or three back then!
