Jump to first page APRS in Charleston, SC A presentation by KD4RDB

Jump to first page APRS Introduction APRS is used to: n Track people graphically n Send messages n Track weather systems

Jump to first page APRS Packet Overview n Packets Travel from One Digipeater to Another n The Digipeaters are only concerned with distributing APRS type data. n The data can contain Position Information, Objects or Messages n Digipeaters route packets on the air n IGATEs route packets through the internet n GATEs route packets between frequencies

Jump to first page Internet How Does an APRS Position Report Travel? A Position Report Bounces From One “Digipeater” To Another Since APRS Packets Aren’t Addressed To A Particular Station, Anyone Can Hear Them And If An IGATE Station Hears The Position Report, It Is Passed On To the Internet For Everyone To See The Data Moves Outward In Tiers

Jump to first page Once on the Internet, a detailed map or photo of the station can be accessed.

Jump to first page Home Users n PC, MAC, Palm, or WinCE n TNC or Sound Card n Scanner or Radio n Internet Connection

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Mobile Users n ‘Dumb’ Tracker n Ham HUD n Kenwood n Laptop

Jump to first page Tiny Trak 1 $25 TNC inserts in line with your microphone Works with 2M voice rig Stand alone or MIC-encoder hookup

Jump to first page Tiny Trak 2 $25 TNC Works with 2M voice rig Supports SmartBeaconing 

Jump to first page Mic-Encoder Repeater Adds APRS ability to users with one radio. Interfaces with repeater controller Mutes Packet Racket

Jump to first page Track Brick n Proposal only at this time n PIC based TNC n GPS support n KISS support n Auto configuration from tracker to APRS station

Jump to first page µWX n Self Contained WX station and TNC n Just add your radio n Temperature, Baro, Humidity n Dallas One-Wire Support n n Cost is around $50

Jump to first page Dallas One-Wire WX station n Reads Wind Speed / Direction / Temperature n Perfect companion for µWX n $79 n

Jump to first page What can APRS do? n Track Things and People n Messaging n Weather

Jump to first page Tracking n Cars, Trucks, Firetrucks, Emergency Vehicles n Users can create and move objects such as hurricanes and funnel clouds.

Jump to first page Messaging n Short, one-line messages n Repeating public announcements n

Jump to first page Weather n Trending Weather Data n Weather Alerts from NWS n Superimposed RADAR

Jump to first page PCsat n Covers 100% of earth 4 times/day n Uplink on / n Downlink / n World Wide n World Wide Emergency Beacon n World Wide Paging n On Board GPS

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Jump to first page Echo Station Repeater n Win9x software based voice repeater n Autopatch with voice modem n Speech Synthesizer can read text files such as weather reports and APRS messages n

Jump to first page Internet Resources APRS web page APRS web server