>Moreover amateur VHF and UHF voice and packet repeaters blanket Alberta.
>Whether or not they could be used would be a judgement call.  In the
>experimental stages, I think it might be justified and permitted.  Add to
that
>the amateur and commercial satellites, and we are virtually inundated with
>radio.

>allen
>VE6CFK

As long as the work was being done for non-comercial research the Ham bands
would not be a bad place to start. A old 486 box running Linux, a used 2
meter radio and Terminal Node Controler (TNC). Hook up an inexpensive CCD
camera and you could have pictures of the yard sent in several times a day.
Collect other data as needed into the serial ports.

Al
AA4YU