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TAPR APRS Special Interest Group Digest for Monday, April 21, 2003.
1. APRS for Pocket PC 2002
2. Re: APRS for Pocket PC 2002
3. Re: WXTrak is now available
4. Re: WXTrak is now available
5. The Tropics- Real and Unreal
6. RE: NMEA sentences from TM-D700A
7. mysql connect to findu?
8. Re: [ "Daron J. Wilson" ] RE: a few basic questions....
9. Re: KPC 3+ and Motorola Maxtrac Quesion
10. Re: [ "Daron J. Wilson" ] RE: a few basic questions....
11. Re: a few basic questions....
12. MFJ 1270C On HF
13. Re: a few basic questions....
14. Icom D-Star
15. Re: a few basic questions....
16. Re: a few basic questions....
17. Re: a few basic questions....
18. RE: a few basic questions....
19. UI-View32 on 486
20. Re: Recommended Standalone TNC for APRS
21. Re: WXTrak is now available
22. Cheap APRS radio?
23. Re: Cheap APRS radio?
24. Re: WXTrak is now available
25. Re: a few basic questions....
26. Re: a few basic questions....
27. Re: a few basic questions....
28. Re: a few basic questions....
29. Re: a few basic questions....
30. Re: a few basic questions....
31. Re: Multiple Sound Cards
32. Re: a few basic questions....
33. Re: Multiple Sound Cards
34. Re: Multiple Sound Cards
35. Re: Recommended Standalone TNC for APRS
36. Re: Multiple Sound Cards
37. Re: Multiple Sound Cards
38. Re: Recommended Standalone TNC for APRS
39. Re: Recommended Standalone TNC for APRS
40. Re: Recommended Standalone TNC for APRS
41. Re: Recommended Standalone TNC for APRS
42. Digi bulk retransmits again
43. Re: Multiple Sound Cards
44. Re: Icom D-Star
45. Re: Digi bulk retransmits again
46. Re: Digi bulk retransmits again
47. Re: Multiple Sound Cards
48. Re: UI-View32 on 486
49. Re: Icom D-Star
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50. Re: Multiple Sound Cards
51. Re: UI-View32 on 486
52. Packet Status Register deadline nears
53. Re: Digi bulk retransmits again
54. software to track aprs equiped buggy
55. TNC connector
56. WinAPRS & UTM Coordinates system
57. Re: WinAPRS & UTM Coordinates system
58. Re: mysql connect to findu?
59. Predatory Packets
60. Re: WinAPRS & UTM Coordinates system
61. Re: Predatory Packets
62. Been reading the posts and have a question
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Subject: APRS for Pocket PC 2002
From: "Jim Andrews" <jim@stuckinthemud.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 07:05:32 +0100
X-Message-Number: 1
Hi All,
Is there a version of APRS software available to run on Pocket PC 2002
(specifically the iPAQ)?
Jim, G1HUL
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Subject: Re: APRS for Pocket PC 2002
From: WA8LMF2@aol.com
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 02:50:13 EDT
X-Message-Number: 2
In a message dated 4/20/2003 11:08:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
jim@stuckinthemud.org writes:
>Is there a version of APRS software available to run on Pocket PC 2002
> (specifically the iPAQ)?
Yes APRS-CE It uses the same maps as Pocket APRS (which confusingly
doesn't work on Pocket PCs but rather on Palm OS Devices) and will also use
Mac/WinAPRS maps.
The web sites for APRS CE are:
http://you.genie.co.uk/carl.littlejohns/aprs/aprsce.htm
(Intro and general info)
http://www.tapr.org/~aprsce/
(page to download from the TAPR archives)
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: Re: WXTrak is now available
From: "Byon Garrabrant" <byon@byonics.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:50:34 -0700
X-Message-Number: 3
On 20 Apr 2003 at 9:53, Bob Bruninga wrote:
>Does it use the one-packet-tells-all complete WX format, or require
>separate WX and Position packets which are less efficinent, and
>guarantee that many users dont get the full report for quite a
>while...?
>
>Thanks
>Bob
It does separate packets. I'd have to check my notes, but I think
this was due to the Kenwood radios not decoding the tell-all packets.
Byon
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Subject: Re: WXTrak is now available
From: "Byon Garrabrant" <byon@byonics.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:51:20 -0700
X-Message-Number: 4
On 20 Apr 2003 at 8:49, Cap Pennell wrote:
>It appears from the documentation like seperate WX and posit (Beacon).
>I wish the WXTrakConfig.exe program came with WIDE2-2 as the default
>instead of WIDE3-3 and WX Every 10 minutes instead of every 1 minute.
>Most WX stations don't need to send WX over a path of WIDE3-3 once a
>minute, adding a posit packet after every 3 WX packets, as is the
>program default. APRSWXNET (NWS official use of APRS WX) only samples
>the WX once every 15 minutes so in most cases more frequent packets
>are only another source of excess packet collisions, causing reduced
>throughput for all the other users. Generally, I think this could be a
>great product though. Thanks, Byon. 73, Cap KE6AFE
Good Idea. I'll make the change.
Byon
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Subject: The Tropics- Real and Unreal
From: dale huguley <kg5qd@wxsvr.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 07:03:23 -0400
X-Message-Number: 5
Hello All- This is a cross-post mainly to the APRS SIG and Florida ARES
Group
This was supposed to be a message informing you of the South Florida
Simulated Emergency Test (SET) for 2003. This year the strorm name is
Wilfred. On APRS the Name will be "DRILL" for the most part.
The Hurricane Center has changed their format for 2003 to include 96 and
120 hour forecasts. I was going to use the SET as a test for the WXSVR
to parse the new format. I added the ability to send e-mail and APRS
from "canned" messages at specific times to simulate an actual tropical
cyclone. Since the SET is scheduled for Late April- Early May no chance
of there being any confusion with a real storm, Right?
The Hurricane Center is issueing bulletins on Sub-Tropical Storm Ana -
south of Bermuda. Only the Second Tropical Cyclone during April in the
Atlantic Basin on record. This must have caught them somewhat by
surprise because they are still using the 2002 format for the bulletins,
instead of the new 5 day format for 2003. My software is looking for
the new format- so the present through 36 hour predicted postions are
the only ones plotted on APRS.
Ana is being sheared and may not last 24 hours. The first SET message
was scheduled for 1500z on April 22nd, so I will wait to see if Ana is
still around when Wilfred is supposed to enter stage right. I will hold
off sending drill messages if Ana is still active. The SET runs though
May 3rd, so a few missing messages at the beginning is not a big problem.
The only other April Tropical Cyclone in the Atlantic was 1992- year of
Andrew.
73 de kg5qd Dale
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Subject: RE: NMEA sentences from TM-D700A
From: "Christensen, Eric Harlan" <CHRISTENSENE@MAIL.ECU.EDU>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 08:46:24 -0400
X-Message-Number: 6
Ian,
If you have your GPS plugged into the small 1/8" "phono" port, then all you
have to do is hook your computer up to the DB-9 connector and put your D700
in Packet mode. It won't work in APRS mode but works great in packet mode.
I do this on a number of occasions.
I would suggest using some sort of APRS software that supports street-level
mapping (i.e. UI-View, Xaster, APRS+, etc) that allows you to track yourself
and use the software to control your APRS and your map. Works for me!
73s,
Eric KF4OTN
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Subject: mysql connect to findu?
From: Daniel Wesemann <hb9zig_list@cerveza.ch>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 15:47:02 +0200 (MEST)
X-Message-Number: 7
hmm. we used to fetch the relevant information for our aprs digi
monitoring scripts directly from the findu database. these scripts went
dead about 2-3 weeks ago.
has direct mysql access to www.findu.com been discontinued or have the
necessary credentials changed? i'd appreciate if anybody could supply me
with the new connect string (off the list)
thanks && best regards,
-daniel hb9zig
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Subject: Re: [ "Daron J. Wilson" ] RE: a few basic questions....
From: "Gregg G. Wonderly" <gregg@skymaster.cytetech.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:23:35 -0500
X-Message-Number: 8
>>>1. Automatic Position Reporting System as I understand it, so why do so
>>>many home stations (who obviously are in the same place all the time)
>>>beacon endlessly with their position? What is the benefit of this?
>>
>>It allows others to know that they are there?
>>The arguement about if a stations moves or not is moot.
>
>I disagree. The whole point to having a dynamic positioning system is
>that the data transmitted indicates change. If this were not the case,
>we could employ a static system that would simply pull data from a
>license database, draw a quick map, and be done (perhaps like a grid
>square map).
And just exactly where in my mobile environment do I get a connection to this
database?
>>Although it may look like a home station, they could be acting as an
>>I-Gate or a relay station and just choose the House Symbol.
>
>Certainly it could. I have successfully transmitted from my mobile
>tracker my position many times without any knowledge of who was an
>I-Gate or relay station, so I'm unclear why they must beacon regularly.
Because if you are not getting in, and you don't know whether the APRS gods
in this part of the country have disabled RELAY, WIDE, or both, you can at
least know the call of digi and put that in your path to get into the
network...
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gregg@cytetech.com (Cyte Technologies Inc)
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