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Subject: new web site
From: "Wes Johnston" <wes@johnston.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 16:14:04 -0500
X-Message-Number: 11
I've revamped my web site... the current site is
http://wes.johnston.net/aprs , and the new site is aprs.optic-solutions.com
.. Eventaully the new formatted site will be accessible as
wes.johnston.net/aprs , but since I haven't transferred all the information
from the old to the new, please use the new link for the time being.
The new site is a database of articles written for aprs related information.
I can't tell you how many times people write to me asking for a link to some
site or program that they created. Now that I have a very demanding 3 year
old, my time to update things has been severely curtailed. You can log into
the site with your callsign and add your own data and links with the new
site.
Please let me know if you have any problems.
http://aprs.optic-solutions.com
Wes
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Subject: FRS in amusement parks
From: "James Lux" <aprssig@luxfamily.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 15:36:17
X-Message-Number: 12
Folks contemplating using FRS radio in any form, APRSish, RINOish, or
whatever, in a busy amusement park should realize that in BIG amusement
parks (e.g. Disneyland), the spectral occupancy is darn near 100%. There's
only 14 channels, and hundreds, if not thousands, of those FRS radios in
the park, clipped to Moms, Dads, Kids, babies, etc.
Judging from the frustration and complaints voiced by those standing in
line near me, I'd say that FRS based APRS would be doomed, legal or not.
"Mom, are you there?, Mom?, Mom?" "Honey, we're still in line here at the
Matterhorn; What? I can't hear you. Somebody else is talking on "our"
channel."
As a practical matter, for this particular application, you'd be better off
sending text messages between cellphones (which is often free, when all
phones are owned by the same family, depending on the deal). Maybe an
enterprising cellular provider would make this service available, since it
gives them a revenue stream for something for which they already have to
provide the technology: E911 type services. Parents could pay, say, $xx-xx
for tracking services for the day.(Yes, this sounds like a lot, but
figuring that admission alone is $xx, lunch for 4 is $xx, etc...)
Jim Lux W6RMK
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Subject: Re: OT: Are weather alerts gone?
From: KC7ZRU - Tate <kc7zru@arrl.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 15:35:37 -0700
X-Message-Number: 13
Kendall Thomas wrote:
>I have used StormNow for years and they have been excellent
>for all types of weather alerts and more.
>
>I have a link on my page, just click on the logo located about
>3/4 down the page and it will take you directly to there website:
>www.qsl.net/kc5ffq/
http://www.stormnow.com
[commercial content deleted]
--
"The Dungeon" online at http://go.to/kc7zru
Casper, WY | CARC Repeater
DN62tt | 146.940-
http://www.trib.com/~carc
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Subject: Re: Delorm Street Atlas APRS Issues
From: WA8LMF2@aol.com
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 18:21:49 EST
X-Message-Number: 14
In a message dated 2/23/2003 8:05:07 AM Pacific Standard Time,
lmcdavid@lmceng.com writes:
>I need to buy a map database now, too. Please explain what you mean
>above by, "...under the one the program is installed in." That is, which
>program; the Extractor program or a directory of my choosing?
Not sure what you mean by "need to buy a map database". The data files
provided with any version of Street Atlas are only usable by the Street Atlas
program. They are not in any standard format that could be used by other
applications. [ Note that the APRS programs mentioned below work by causing
Street Atlas itself to draw the maps; not by using the database directly the
way WinAPRS and UI-View do with Pmap data. ]
The Extractor utility always places the extracted files into a subdirectory
located under the main directory you have choosen for the SA program.
> And,
>
>>Don't need it here either. It also has a provided utility for moving the
>>contents of the CD-ROM to the hard disk and then using it.
>>
>>If for some reason you are using the hopelessly buggy, sluggish,
>>resource-hogging SA "Road Warrior", "SA Deluxe", or "SA 2003" (which are
>>completely useless for any APRS applications), ...
>
>Please explain what you mean by, "... completely useless for APRS..."
>
>Are you saying the most recent 2003 releases of Street Atlas can't be used?
Exactly! The two APRS programs that use Street Atlas (APRSplus which uses
Street Atlas dynamically with scroll and zoom, and UI-View which has a "Map
Grabber" that captures static bitmap screen shots of SA maps) only work the
the "classic" family of Street Atllas ending with Version 9.0 .
The "new generation" Street Atlas (SA Road Warrior a.k.a. Street Atlas Deluxe
a.k.a. SA 2003) which shares it's user interface with Delorme Topo USA and
3-D Topo Quads IS UNUSABLE with either of these programs.
Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf @ aol.com
Home Page: http://wa8lmf.com
Ham Radio/Mobile SSTV page: http://members.aol.com/wa8lmf/ham
APRS Stuff
http://members.aol.com/wa8lmf/aprs
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Subject: Need PalmAPRS map for Columbus,GA
From: "Leon S. Ciereszko III" <n4tcw@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 18:30:15 -0500
X-Message-Number: 15
Does anyone have a PalmAPRS map for Columbus, GA and Fort Benning? I'll be
there Tuesday and realized that I didn't have a map for the area. Thanks.
Leon S. Ciereszko III
Where's Lee? http://map.findu.com/n4tcw
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Subject: Re: Fw: SA-9
From: WA8LMF2@aol.com
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 18:33:41 EST
X-Message-Number: 16
In a message dated 2/23/2003 7:26:05 AM Pacific Standard Time,
k5hv@beecreek.net writes:
>A couple of weeks ago SA-9 started doing something odd, and I wonder if
>there is some hook from APRS+ (V4.0.02 R GPS206) that might account for it.
>When the map is recentered with the cursor a small rectangular area of map
>where the cursor was is put at the new cursor position.
Seems unlikely that APRSplus is the cause, especially if you have the problem
when it isn't even running. BTW, you about 5 releases of APRSplus behind
also...
This sounds suspiciously like buggy video drivers or bugs in Windows DirectX
( the graphics accelerator components of Windows). Many program installers
take it upon themselves to update or change DirectX. This may make the
program being installed work better but it often has side effects on other
programs, especially if the installer updates DirectX backwards to an earlier
version.
[ Topo USA and "SA Deluxe" are among the apps that meddle with DirectX and
other shared Windows building blocks, making irreversable changes when
installed... ]
You may want to visit the Microsoft web site and download the current DirectX
install/update package. Currently DirectX is at version 9.x although the
Version 8.1 is still available and a much smaller download. In my
experience, Ver 8.1 has been a fairly clean and stable release and worth
installing as a routine update in any Windows installation.
Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf @ aol.com
Home Page: http://wa8lmf.com
Ham Radio/Mobile SSTV page: http://members.aol.com/wa8lmf/ham
APRS Stuff
http://members.aol.com/wa8lmf/aprs
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