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TAPR APRS Special Interest Group Digest for Wednesday, May 12, 2004.
1. Re: PocketAPRS
2. laptop
3. Re: laptop
4. Re: PocketAPRS
5. Re: laptop
6. Re: Th-D7 control program
7. Re: Power Point file size.
8. Re: Powerpoint Slides
9. How do you read these ID's?
10. How do you read these ID's? (Part 2)
11. Re: How do you read these ID's? (Part 2)
12. Re: GPS in your COKE can??
13. Re: How do you read these ID's? (Part 2)
14. Re: PocketAPRS
15. RE: How do you read these ID's? (Part 2)
16. Re: laptop
17. Re: Th-D7 control program
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Subject: Re: PocketAPRS
From: "Dakota Summerhawk" <dakotas@dotorg.org>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 06:14:31 -0600
X-Message-Number: 1
One advantage to CE that palm does NOT have is the ability to run
multiple apps at the same time palm does not have that.
(I run a jornada 2215)
Dakota
-----Original Message-----
NO
PocketAPRS is specifically for the PalmOS. Mike Musick wrote it long
before there was anything that would run on any Windows base palm tops.
In fact when PocketAPRS came out there were few non-Palm palmtops and
they were DOS machines a few of which would run APRS DOS
The WinCE/pocketPC versiosn is rather the Johnny-come-lately to the
game.
Cheers ... 73 de n1bq
On 5/9/04 11:57 PM, "KC2MMi" <kc2mmi@verizon.net> wrote:
>Keith-
>The PocketPC's used the "PocketPC" OS. PocketAPRS runs on this OS.
>
>There are no Palms that run on this OS, they can't build one unless
>they "admit" their entire philosophy is wrong and shoot down their
>entire product line.
>
>On the other hand, there is at least one Palm APRS app out there
>though...
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Subject: laptop
From: wes@johnston.net
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 10:34:48 -0400 (EDT)
X-Message-Number: 2
I'm considering picking up a laptop and may want to run DOS aprs on it
sometimes. Some newer laptops use USB serial instead of naive serial
ports, thereby not allowing DOS access to a serial port. What are the ones
to avoid?
Wes
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Subject: Re: laptop
From: "Stephen H. Smith" <WA8LMF2@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 09:18:40 -0700
X-Message-Number: 3
wes@johnston.net wrote on 5/12/2004, 7:34 AM:
>Some newer laptops use USB serial instead of naive serial ports,
>thereby not allowing DOS access to a serial port. What are the ones
>to avoid?
Virtually ALL current models! Classic serial ports (and DOS support)
are history. You are going to have to search in the second hand or
discontinued models clearance market for one with a real serial port.
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Subject: Re: PocketAPRS
From: "Curt, WE7U" <archer@eskimo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 09:32:38 -0700 (PDT)
X-Message-Number: 4
On Wed, 12 May 2004, Dakota Summerhawk wrote:
>One advantage to CE that palm does NOT have is the ability to run
>multiple apps at the same time palm does not have that.
Which is why you instead go to a Sharp Zaurus, which runs Linux
natively... ;-)
I run a Handspring Visor Deluxe (PalmOS), but my next PDA purchase
will probably be a Zaurus.
--
Curt, WE7U archer at eskimo dot com
Arlington, WA, USA http://www.eskimo.com/~archer
"Lotto: A tax on people who are bad at math." -- unknown
"Windows: Microsoft's tax on computer illiterates." -- WE7U
"The world DOES revolve around me: I picked the coordinate system!"
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Subject: Re: laptop
From: "Scott Miller" <scott@opentrac.org>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 09:35:42 -0700
X-Message-Number: 5
We've got Dell Inspiron 8500's here specifically because they have serial
ports. It's a requirement for us because we're always plugging them into
console ports on routers and such.
Scott
N1VG
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Subject: Re: Th-D7 control program
From: Dale Blanchard <wa7ixk@arrl.net>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 10:22:51 -0700
X-Message-Number: 6
My USB to Serial works OK. I have set for com 3.
My D-700 will scan both bands. The D7 does one or the other.
Jim Sanford wrote:
>FOlks:
>Anybody been able to make the Kenwood program work on a USB to serial
>converter? If so, how? I've failed on two computers, one of which
>worked fine when I plugged the radio into Comm1 on the motherboard.
>
>Also, anybody been able to set up the rig to do aprs on band A and
>scan memory channels on both vhf and uhf in band b? Seems that I can
>get vhf OR uhf, but not both. Bummer for dayton . ..
>
>Thanks & 73,
>jim
>wb4gcs@amsat.org
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Subject: Re: Power Point file size.
From: "Laurie - g6isy" <g6isy@dsl.pipex.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 18:46:44 +0100
X-Message-Number: 7
Robert Bruninga wrote:
>I hate to ask this here, but I hve a Power
>point APRS presentation that is too big.
>
>How can I find out which of the SLIDES
>are the BIG ones?
Maybe not ideal but try saving the presentation as a web page.
You will then be able to see the size of the individual parts of each slide.
--
73 Laurie - G6ISY
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Subject: Re: Powerpoint Slides
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga@usna.edu>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 14:28:26 -0400
X-Message-Number: 8
Bob asked how to find the BIG memory hogs in his power point presentation:
>>>"Jared Sherman" suggested >>>
>Bob, [you can't]... but... Split the show in two, check
>the size of each half. Split again, etc., as needed...
This was a winner. Instead of saving 32 slides each to see their size,
this binary search method should only take 5 saves. And it worked. Quickly
I narrowed it down to one slide that was taking over 2 Megs compared to the
other 31 that only took about 2 megs total.
Then I just print-screen and pasted it into paint and then resaved as a JPG
and then reinserted the resulting image back in the slide and it was only a
160 k file. This cut the size of the 4 meg presentation down to 1.9M.
Thats enough for today, Ill go get it down further tomorrow..
Thanks
Bob
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Subject: How do you read these ID's?
From: "KC2MMi" <kc2mmi@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 14:46:51 -0400
X-Message-Number: 9
I often see ID's that are not call signs, presumably they are NWS spotters.
Sometimes they are outright hilarious, like flash flood warnings in the
heart of NYC, where "flash flooding" is not at all the same life-threatening
issue that it might be in an arroyo out west.
PHISVR>APRS,qAO,WXSVR:
;PHIS1826z*121845z4038.40NS07408.40WWCenter of MaxConcern
is one of the statements I've seen today. Also
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Subject: How do you read these ID's? (Part 2)
From: "KC2MMi" <kc2mmi@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 14:48:59 -0400
X-Message-Number: 10
is one of the statements I've seen today. Also
FlashFlood Statement {CIaAB
OKXFFS>APRS,qAS,WXSVR:
;OKXG1836z*122030z4044.40N\07353.40WwFlashFlood Statement
is another. Nothing that readily identifies who or how they are being
posted.
[Sorry about the broken message, somehow I hit (tab?) and a message managed
to post uncompleted.]
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Subject: Re: How do you read these ID's? (Part 2)
From: John K9IJ <k9ij@vx5.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 14:23:44 -0500
X-Message-Number: 11
At 02:48 PM 5/12/2004 -0400, KC2MMi wrote:
>is one of the statements I've seen today. Also
>
>FlashFlood Statement {CIaAB
>
>OKXFFS>APRS,qAS,WXSVR:
>;OKXG1836z*122030z4044.40N\07353.40WwFlashFlood Statement
This is a weather 'object'. It should show up on the map at lat/lon
44.40N\07353.40W
If you are using UI-View, you can right-click the object and select 'finger
wxsvr' you
should see the special weather statement that caused the object to be
generated.
-
John Rice K9IJ
k9ij@vx5.com
Webmaster, Network Admin, Janitor
http://www.k9ij.com
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Subject: Re: GPS in your COKE can??
From: "Kurt O. Jauss" <kf6hjo@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 12:25:29 -0700
X-Message-Number: 12
Oh sure. And I just switched to Diet Pepsi so I could lose a few
pounds. ; ^ ) I am losing weight so I can travel with my Uncle to
Oshkosh in his APRS equipped Aircoupe. It is similar to the one Bob is
involved with however a newer model.. Will keep you informed.
http://64.167.54.202/home/Aircoupehome.htm
Richard Amirault wrote:
>Starting this monday COKE is running a promotion where you can find a
>special Coke can with a built in cellphone and GPS. If you've found one,
>you call Coke using the can and (hopefully) agree to let them "track" you
>for a few days (up to a week I think) .. they track you and find you and
>give you the prize you've one (like maybe a new SUV!)
>
>The website is http://www.unexpectedsummer.com/index_flash.html but doesn't
>have much explaination. I heard about this flipping thru the cable TV
>channels.
>
>Richard Amirault N1JDU Boston,
>MA, USA
>www.erols.com/ramirault "Go Fly A Kite"
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