It would be very helpful, but of course isn't an option... 2016-03-14 17:11 GMT+02:00 Dan CaJacob <dan.caja...@gmail.com>:
> I don't know much about cell phones, but would it help if you placed a > call to a known number? Does that force a response? Of course, this might > be counter-productive in a congested disaster environment. > > - Dan > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 10:56 AM Meny Sidar <sidar.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi guys, >> >> I am currently working on a project for my university, where i'm trying >> to locate cellular phones using SDR (USRP B210). >> The idea of the project is to be able to find survivors/victims in >> disaster areas, such as earthquakes, by assuming they have their cellular >> on them. >> >> What i did so far, is a program that calculates and outputs in a loop the >> power transmitted from a cellular phone from it's uplink channel. that can >> tell me my distance to it. >> problem is, that cellular phones are usually in idle mode and not >> transmitting at all. >> So it works, but only if the phone is currently transmitting to the >> network (phone call, internet, etc..) >> >> I'm trying to find a solution for this, >> There has to be a way of knowing that some kind of RF >> transmitter/receiver is near me... >> If anyone can shed some light on this subject, what can i do or if i need >> to go in another way, i'll be very grateful! >> right now i'm stuck. >> >> Thanks a lot, >> Meny >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss-gnuradio mailing list >> Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio >> > -- > Very Respectfully, > > Dan CaJacob >
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