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TAPR APRS Special Interest Group Digest for Tuesday, August 12, 2003.
1. What sort of APRS packet is this ?
2. Re: What sort of APRS packet is this ?
3. Re: What sort of APRS packet is this ?
4. Re: What sort of APRS packet is this ?
5. KPC3+ as WIDE
6. KPC-3/KPC-9612 Firmware Upgrade
7. Re: KPC-3/KPC-9612 Firmware Upgrade
8. WinAPRS NWS watch/warnings color changes???
9. Re: D700 Discriminator mod?
10. wildfire tracking and traffic?
11. Re: D700 Discriminator mod?
12. Re: KPC-3/KPC-9612 Firmware Upgrade
13. db.aprsworld.net down (I need a linux guru)
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Subject: What sort of APRS packet is this ?
From: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 14:01:00 +1000
X-Message-Number: 1
KC5JZG-2>APRS,WIDE,WIDE2-2,qAR,KJ5O:$ULTW0000000002DB00972790FFFA8B8C000103D6000
DF55F00260000
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Subject: Re: What sort of APRS packet is this ?
From: Wally Foster <wfoster@hsc.usc.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:25:14 -0700
X-Message-Number: 2
Ultimeter Weather station packet info.
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Subject: Re: What sort of APRS packet is this ?
From: "J. Lance Cotton" <joe@lightningflash.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 23:29:28 -0500
X-Message-Number: 3
It's a weather data packet from a Peet Brothers Ultimeter 2000 weather
station, dumping it's data directly to a TNC.
Format described at
http://www.peetbros.com/HTML_Pages/faqs.htm#Q6
(look for Serial format, Packet mode)
-Lance KJ5O
--
J. Lance Cotton, KJ5O
joe@lightningflash.net
Three Step Plan: 1. Take over the world. 2. Get a lot of cookies. 3. Eat the
cookies.
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Subject: Re: What sort of APRS packet is this ?
From: "Stephen H. Smith" <WA8LMF2@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:32:16 -0700
X-Message-Number: 4
Andrew Rich wrote:
>KC5JZG-2>APRS,WIDE,WIDE2-2,qAR,KJ5O:$ULTW0000000002DB00972790FFFA8B8C000103D60F
0D055F00260000
It's a weather report in telemetry format from a Pete Brothers weather
station. ( $ULT = Ultimeter, a Pete Brothers trademark. )
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Subject: KPC3+ as WIDE
From: Robbie <mwrobertson@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 06:32:48 -0500
X-Message-Number: 5
Hi,
I seem to remember it being said here, that the KPC3+ ver. 8.3 has a DUPE
Check problem when it is being used as a a stand alone WIDE digipeater? I
can not locate any comments related to this.
Can some one clarify the concerns on this? Thanks
Robbie, wa9inf
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Subject: KPC-3/KPC-9612 Firmware Upgrade
From: Dino Darling <k6rix@arrl.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:09:19 -0700
X-Message-Number: 6
I am a BIG believer that you should support the companies that produce a
product and not steal their firmware.
BUT
What do you do when they no longer provide the firmware upgrade?!
I have a KPC-3, a KPC-9612 and a KAM Plus which are all out of
production. I asked Kantronics for a firmware upgrade and got this letter...
>Dear Dino...
>
>Actually... the web site is in mid revision and the 8.3 is actually going to
>be version 9.0 However, the upgrades are only available for the Plus
>models of
>the KPC 3 and 9612. The KAM's currently in production are the XL and the '98
>and the upgrade info for them is current on the site. We are only offering
>upgrades for units still in production at this time.
I need the firmware upgrades for these TNCs to support the APRS
commands. Since Kantronics feels it necessary to NOT support this older
line, then they are loosing NOTHING if someone from this list will burn me
a copy!
PLEASE contact me off this list if you can help. I fully expect to pay all
costs! Thanks!
Dino...k6rix@arrl.net
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Subject: Re: KPC-3/KPC-9612 Firmware Upgrade
From: jack swift <jswift@up.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:21:21 -0400
X-Message-Number: 7
i called them on a KPC-2 upgrade and got an 'unofficial' answer that
relieved my moral concerns. the person i spoke to seemed to feel that since
i owned 8 of their tnc's (2's, 3's, and a kam of various vintages) and had
paid for upgrades when they were available, i was 'one of the good
guys'.....
actually, i don't understand why they wouldn't keep extra 'ancient' chips
around for the occasional sale...
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
Jack Swift
I.E. Swift Co.
402 Shelden Ave.
Houghton, MI 49931
906-482-0530, 0531, 7766
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Subject: WinAPRS NWS watch/warnings color changes???
From: "Jacob Tennant" <k8jwt@adelphia.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 17:10:13 -0400
X-Message-Number: 8
I can't seem to get the county maps for WV to change colors when a NWS
watch/warning is issued?
I have downloaded everthing that is listed for them to work but nothing
happens?
Jake K8JWT
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Subject: Re: D700 Discriminator mod?
From: Dale Blanchard <wa7ixk@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:01:56 +0000
X-Message-Number: 9
I cut the wire on a mouse and a key board. Both did not have all the
wires. Now I have two unusable cables. Got cable from Fry's and cut it into.
Mark Fellhauer wrote:
>At 11:59 PM 8/10/2003, WA8LMF2@aol.com wrote:
>
>>Note that this connector is exactly the same one used on PS/2
>>keyboard and
>>mouse cables. A dead mouse is an excellent source of a plug and
>>cable assembly
>>to mate with the jack on the radio.
>
>Just rememeber that not all mice have all pins wired through. Pins 2
>and 6 are not required for mouse operation.
>Ibelieve pin 2 is for ground and pin 6 is for squelch control on the
>6pin mini-DIN packet port.
>
>73,
>
>Mark
>KC7BS
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Subject: wildfire tracking and traffic?
From: "Dakota Summerhawk" <Dakotas@dotorg.org>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 16:09:43 -0600
X-Message-Number: 10
Morning all,
I was curious as to if there was a way to keep track of wildfire info on
APRS? or a port to link into for the information that I need? I run winaprs
on the home PC and would like to keep abreast on the fires in the state.
Thanks
Dakota
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Subject: Re: D700 Discriminator mod?
From: "Stephen H. Smith" <WA8LMF2@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:20:14 -0700
X-Message-Number: 11
wa7ixk@earthlink.net wrote:
>I cut the wire on a mouse and a key board. Both did not have all the
>wires. Now I have two unusable cables. Got cable from Fry's and cut it
>into.
I must have lucked out! Every one on this list is reporting that their
mouse and keyboard cables didn't have all the conductors. All the mice
I have cut up (older mechanical pre-optical Logitech wheel mice and
Logitech non-wheel 3-button combo PS2/serial units private-labeled for
IBM and Dell) DID have all 6 wires in them.
Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) 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: KPC-3/KPC-9612 Firmware Upgrade
From: "David Thege" <dthege@conpoint.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 17:49:03 -0500
X-Message-Number: 12
Actually you can run APRS on the older TNC's you just can't use them as
standalone Digis. I have a ten yr old KPC-3 that I'm using as a base
station.running APRS using the UI-View software. You can do APRS but the TNC
has to be hooked to a computer running an APRS program. I find it
interesting that they're going from 8.3 to version 9 on the KPC3+.
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Subject: db.aprsworld.net down (I need a linux guru)
From: "James Jefferson" <jj@aprsworld.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 19:57:13 -0500 (CDT)
X-Message-Number: 13
Hi APRSSIG,
db.aprsworld.net is down. maps.aprsworld.net is also down for some
functionality that ties to the database.
I need help from a linux guru. My hypothesis: The primary database drive
filled up and anything that tries to access the drive / directory that the
database is on hangs while waiting forever. I somehow need to unmount and
remount the filesystem so I can get access to it to make some room,
however I cannot do that because there are some processes still waiting
for the drive that I cannot kill. I don't have physical access to the
computer to power cycle it, and I can't do a reboot because it will hang
waiting for the drive to unmount ... anyway, if there is anybody who can
help please drop me an e-mail ASAP or call me on my cell phone @
515-231-2720.
-Jim KB0THN
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