[nrv-hams] APRS & nrv-hams Digest, Vol 18, Issue 4
Angert, Ron
rangert at vt.edu
Mon Dec 26 14:51:13 EST 2011
The 27th of February looks good for me at this time. I have been running a fill-in digipeater running 5 watts, an igate and a map display using ui-view for about two weeks now and it appears to be stable. I will next get xastir running on Linux to compare functionality.
There is a need for more fill-in digipeaters and igates as I am passing packets to the internet from over 150 miles away.
I cannot remember any technology that I have sought to implement that has such an abundance of outdated and bad documentation. Once you get up it seems so easy.
If people want to do a 2-3 hour workshop some Saturday, we can install one of these packages on their laptops. It does not take a powerful machine. Mine are about ten years old.
Ron N4AJT
Ronald Angert
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Virginia Tech - Division of Student Affairs
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From: "Carter Craigie" <carter128 at verizon.net>
Date: Mon, Dec 26, 2011 2:11 pm
Subject: APRS & nrv-hams Digest, Vol 18, Issue 4
To: "'roger bell'" <rrbell at hotmail.com>, "'Jim MarchantN6QDO'" <jim24060 at aol.com>
Cc: "'RonN4AJT Angert'" <rangert at gmail.com>, "Angert, Ron" <rangert at vt.edu>, "'Len Sutphin KC5EJR'" <kc5ejr at yahoo.com>, "'Len Sutphin KC5EJR'" <lsutphin at rhsheppard.com>, "'Danny Wylam AI4RC'" <dwylam at verizon.net>, "'Pete Burkey W3WEQ'" <weburkey at gmail.com>
February seems a long way off to me, right now! But all too soon, it will be among us!
From: roger bell [mailto:rrbell at hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 2:12 PM
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Subject: RE: APRS & nrv-hams Digest, Vol 18, Issue 4
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Fri., Nov. 04, 2011
Jim, Ron and Carter:
Jim, many thanks for the kind and timely reply. I concur on the use of APRS for public events, etc., as would vastly improve situational awareness, which in today's world is a much needed asset. Although I have read a good deal on this matter, I have not obtained any hands on experience. Thus, the collective efforts of Ron, Carter and yourself on this matter would be most appreciated.
On behalf of the NRVARC, I extend my thanks in advance for your collective efforts. Please followup with Ron and Carter and advise which one of you will spearhead this effort. Because the club has a annual dinner in January 2011, the next monthly meeting will be Feb. 27, 2011. Does this provide adequate time to develop a nice presentation and demo of APRS?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Roger Bell - N4FPA
V.P. NRVARC
AEC - P. County ARES
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Subject: Re: APRS - nrv-hams Digest, Vol 18, Issue 4
Roger,
I cannot claim to have a very thorough knowledge of APRS, but I do have APRS capability and an interest in learning more about its use. As a club, using APRS during the events we support would certainly give us some excellent experience and give us some insight into how to utilize APRS during an emergency.
In his e-mail, Ron suggested a presentation to the club. With my current level of APRS knowledge, it would be a fairly short demo. However, I would be glad to do some more investigation and work on this with Ron and Carter.
73
Jim - N6QDO
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Jim,
Between Carter and yourself, knowledge of APRS and the use thereof is far above the rest of us. Your thoughts?
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Roger Bell - N4FPA
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> I sure would love to learn more about this new-fangled stuff. Do we have a
> member or members that could put on a talk/demo for a club meeting?
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> I will soon be completing a laptop that can display aprs locations on a map
> and if it works I would be willing to bring that to a meeting if there is
> interest. I think using this during a bike race would be great. The VT
> club did that for the collegiate race last year in the rain and they knew
> where the chase cars and the ambulance was almost all the time.
>
> The learning curve on all this stuff is pretty steep and we need to share
> our 'suffering.'
>
> Enjoy
> Ron N4JAT
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