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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:50:39 -0600
From: Jason Winningham <jdw_at_eng.uah.edu>
Subject: Re: [aprssig] GPS receivers that do not shut down at >60,000'
Altitude
On Jan 8, 2007, at 1:42 PM, EXT-Maetta, John wrote:
>Does anyone know of a unit that fits this requirement or one that
>can be easily configured/modified?
Garmin GPS18 is what we fly on all our balloons.
-Jason
kg4wsv
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:53:37 -0800
From: "Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU" <stanzapple_at_mac.com>
Subject: Re: [aprssig] I Apologize!
I apologize for the "keep on clippin'" comment. My email software just did
the weirdest thing. The text of the message and the header of the message
were not parts of the same message. When I wrote my "clippin'" comment, I
was replying to a message that had nothing to do with APRS, but after I
pushed the send button, I saw that the header was for APRSSIG.
I guess i should have stayed in bed this morning (like I felt like doing)!
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:53:42 -0600
From: Josh Freeman <cpe.jfreeman_at_gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [aprssig] GPS receivers that do not shut down at >60,000'
Altitude
My EE senior design team used a Garmin GPS 18 to great effect in a
high-altitude balloon that ascended to above 85,000'. Other APRS
balloon-ers with much more experience than I have can probably provide
you with a comprehensive list.
73
Josh KI4ITI
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:03:56 -0600
From: " KC?RNP Richard " <kc0rnp_at_kc0rnp.net>
Subject: Re: [aprssig] I Apologize!
I just got to thinking - If CWOP folks are a problem then why has someone
not make a CWFindU like Steve did with FindU? It's just a thought that
might end the "WAR" that is going on right now :)
I understand CWOP most "likely" is not a Ham Radio operator, however we as
hams SHOULD do our part and help them out, after all that cell phone you
carry around was based off of Ham Radio autopatch (Think about it and I am
sure you would agree with that statement).
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 15:04:42 -0500
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga_at_usna.edu>
Subject: RE: Eagle Scout Icon - Was Re: [aprssig] APRS data for Scout Events
>Bob being an Eagle Scout I think it's great that you being
>the APRS guy are trying to use it in BSA events. One question
>I have is I know we have a Boy Scout and Girl Scout "icon"
>but would it not be cool to have a Eagle Scout Icon for APRS??
Yes, it would, and that is a neat idea, but the problem is that there is
very little if any space left in the SYMBOL address space to add new
symbols. So we only add new ones when we think that a reasonable number of
the 30,000 APRS users would be able to take advantage of it. We have added
a few symbols over the years and try to keep the table updated on this web
page:
http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/aprs/symbolsX.txt
If any one's software does not show all these symbols, they might consider
approaching their software author to see if an updated symbol table is
available.
Bob, WB4APR
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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 12:10:58 -0800
From: "Ray McKnight" <shortsheep_at_worldnet.att.net>
Subject: RE: [aprssig] I Apologize!
I've heard that "record" before, and it's more like a broken record.
If CWOP data were a high enough priority, NWS would dedicate manpower and
equipment to retrieve it reliably. they do use it, but CWOP data only
serves to either "fill in the blanks" or validate other higher priority
data. NWS *has* tons of servers, I know because I buy surplus NOAA
equipment almost every week. What they don't have are programmers and
other personnel sitting around twiddling their thumbs waiting for something
to do - they're stretched to the limit and struggle to meet the demands of
their customers with the staff cuts and constantly dwindling budget crumbs.
CWOP, and other programs like EMWIN are VOLUNTEER programs, extra duty,
added services nWS does for free, out of the goodness of their heart. They
have nothing to do with budgets and taxes.
Be glad for NOAA/NWS. Their services are nothing short of AMAZING. In the
US we are so fortunate to have such a dedicated and selfless agency working
so hard - AND MANY OF THE SERVICES WE ENJOY ARE PROVIDED FREE TO THE
PUBLIC! We have the highest standard of weather forecasting in the world.
In contrast, many other countries charge fees for the very same services we
get for free. Or they don't bother with government services at all and let
the businessmen and women provide the services commercially at a premium
price. Ask the commercial fisherman on the east coast how much they pay for
an SST chart (sea surface temperature), or try and get an iceberg forecast
in Europe before you sail west thru the Grand Banks.
That 28% you talk about is a bunch of baloney. The personal income tax most
of us pay ONLY serves to barely keep pace with the INTEREST that accrues
daily on our enormous national debt. Everything else the government spends
pretty much comes from corporate taxes.
If you want to whine about the 28% and why the government doesn't do more
for us for "free", call or write your Congressman and tell them to get
those pinheads in D.C. to end the perpetual war economy, shut down the CIA
and stop waging war against the third World in the name of national
security, terrorism and oil (the oil part they'll deny though).
And while you're at it, you might ask why we pay the Federal Reserve
interest to borrow our own money... if you can even find out who the "Fed"
really is...
Before I crawl back in my hole, I'll put my money where my mouth is.
If all that's needed is a server, I'LL DONATE a Compaq RAID server, 4GB
mem, 7-disk RAID-5, dual NIC's, dual CPU's, the WORKS. What I can't donate
is bandwidth as all I have is dial up. Most folks don't understand that
residential broadband services are NOT suitable for this type of data as
they're "upstream" pipes, not full bandwidth in both directions. And
someone will need to either pick it up or pay for shipping - it's a true
server, weighing in at around 75 pounds, (5 or 7-up rackmount?) just
because you can buy a fast PC at Wal-Mart makes it not a server. And it's
even pre-loaded with 2000-server SP4.
But I don't think the issue is really that all we need is another computer.
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Message: 16
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:21:21 -0600 (CST)
From: bob evinger <wd9eka_at_evinger.com>
Subject: Re: [aprssig] aprs.net DNS problems, anyone else seeing it?
It finally cleared up here. My ISP had made some system wide changes on
friday night. They must have done something to affect their dns servers.
I think I sent my original email out on sunday morning. By sunday night I
was able to resolve the aprs.net servers by name again.
Thanks for the response.
bob
On Mon, 8 Jan 2007, KCøRNP Richard wrote:
>My IGATE in Perryville MO is connected to first.aprs.net:14579
>(Central USA Feed) and I have not had any problems today.
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Message: 17
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:26:06 -0500
From: KA8VIT <ka8vit_at_ka8vit.com>
Subject: Re: [aprssig] I Apologize!
I agree.. people expect too much from the Government.
Funny though.. we pay for weather data via taxes.. and now we are going
to have to buy it from a private concern, that the government GAVE it to
for free!
Regardless of what the government uses our income tax money for, we still
pay more than one-quarter of our income for it.
>In the US we are so fortunate to have such a dedicated And selfless
>agency working so hard - AND MANY OF THE SERVICES
>WE ENJOY ARE PROVIDED FREE TO THE PUBLIC!
No they're not !!! It costs us 28-percent of our income.
That's the problem.. you all think it is FREE !
The problem is.. Americans have become sheep who want to be lead around
and told what to do.
Ignorance and apathy... don't know and don't care.
BTW: I wasn't whining... the original poster was.
I wish you well.
73
Bill KA8VIT
--
Bill Chaikin, KA8VIT
USS COD Amateur Radio Club - W8COD
WW2 Submarine USS COD SS-224 (NECO)
ka8vit_at_ka8vit.com
http://ka8vit.com
http://www.usscod.org
QRP-L NBR: 2596
FP#-1043
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Message: 18
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:51:24 -0600
From: "flknbry" <flknbry_at_netzero.net>
Subject: [aprssig] unzipping cmaps.zip
Hi
I do not remember quite how to unzip cmaps28.zip to the version of dosaprs
i am using whether i use the pkunzip -d command or just pkunzip cmaps28.zip
to
quentin
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