[TCARC-NTX] Fwd: APRS Workshop Update & Survey

[Gerald Buxton]

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Howdy!

Preparations continue for the 03 NTX APRS Workshop.  The 
workshop will be held on Saturday, September 6, at the Conference 
Center at the University of Texas at Dallas.  The workshop will 
a totally free event sponsored by the Comet Amateur Radio Club 
and the Plano Amateur Radio Klub. Up to date info will be available 
on www.n5oom.org.  

The University of Texas at Dallas is in Richardson, TX.  Directions 
to the university are available at: 
http://www.utdallas.edu/directionstoutd-index.html  


A campus map showing the Conference Center is available at:
http://www.utdallas.edu/campusmap.html (the Conference Center is
building 15 on the map).

PARKING

Because this is a University, parking is usually strictly controlled. 
However, we're told that there will be only minimum parking 
restrictions on Saturday.  There are parking lots to the west and 
south of the Conference Center.  If we find out any different, we'll 
send out another email with parking instructions.  

PLEASE RSVP!!!

Though there is no charge, your advanced registrations are 
appreciated.  At this time we have 94 advance registrations.  If you 
or someone you know is planning to attend, please send an RSVP 
to n5oom@arrl.net.  If you are receiving this email directly, then you 
are already registered, and thanks!  

WHAT TO BRING

Because this is a free event, there's no guarantee that we will have 
paper copies of notes.  Therefore, it will be beneficial for you to 
download copies of the presentations you want to attend.  Copies of 
all available presentations will be available on www.n5oom.org by 
Thursday, September 4.  In addition, you may want to bring you 
own paper, pens and pencils.  

EVENT FEATURES

Several APRS software vendors are offering price breaks for 
software registered during this event, thanks to Ken N5EQT.  Also, 
Ken has obtained a few copies as door prizes!  We'll have a station 
standing by to do these registrations at the Registration Desk if you 
are interested in purchasing any software.   

We'll also have a few TinyTrak units available for sale, thanks to 
Tony
W5ADC!

OPEN WORKSHOP

We will have an open workshop open for attendees to bring in their 
APRS equipment to be worked on by local experts.  Thanks to 
Barry, WA5KXX for managing the workshop.  If you know that you 
will be bringing some equipment to be worked on, please send a 
mail describing your problem to n5oom@arrl.net.  

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

If you are willing to share your APRS, PC, radio, power or wiring 
expertise with others, the workshop needs you!  If you are willing to 
help out, please send a msg to Barry Goldblatt WA5KXX at 
wa5kxx@resource800.com  

In addition, we need volunteers to spend short periods of time 
manning the registration desk.  If you are interested in helping out 
with the registration desk, please send a msg to Robert Davis 
AD5NR at ad5nr@arrl.net  

I'm looking for Public Service Event coordinators, net controllers 
and county emergency coordinators who have worked with APRS to 
sit in on the PSE & Emergency Events panel.  If you have done this 
and are interested, please email n5oom@arrl.net.  

It looks as if we'll have some open presentation slots.  If you have 
an APRS related presentation you'd like to share, please email 
n5oom@arrl.net.  

ATTENDEE SURVEY

This week the event staff will go through the event schedule and 
reorder the presentations based on what you most want to see.  In 
order to identify the most popular presentations, please respond to 
this survey by filling out the following information and forwarding it 
back to n5oom@arrl.net no later than 10pm central time, Tuesday, 
August 26.  

1.	Software Track - Please put a 1 through 8 next to each 
presentation, with 1 being the one you most want to see.   

a.	UI-View
b.	WinAPRS
c.	MacAPRS
d.	APRSPoint
e.	APRS+SA
f.	Xastir
g.	PocketAPRS
h.	AGWPE
i.	Something else (please comment)

2.	Hardware Track - Please put a 1 through 8 next to each 
presentation, with 1 being the one you
most want to see.

a.	Building APRS Trackers
b.	APRS Tracker show & tell
c.	Configuring the TM-D700 & TH-D7
d.	Building & configuring the TinyTrak
e.	Configuring TNCs
f.	Intro to GPS Receivers
g.	Batteries
h.	Other (please comment)

3.	Operating Practice Track - Please put a 1 through 8 next to 
each presentation, with 1 being the one you most want to see.  

a.	APRS in North Texas
b.	Weather tracking & APRS
c.	APRS-IS (APRS over the Internet)
d.	APRS functions for  Public Service Events
e.	HSMM (802.11b in the ham bands)
f.	Map Data & APRS
g.	Panel - APRS in Public Service Events & Emergency 
Events
h.	Other (Please comment)

PRESENTATIONS IN JEOPARDY

At this time, we have nobody presenting on Xastir, MacAPRS or 
Configuring TNCs.  If you would be interested in picking up one of 
these, please let me know at n5oom@arrl.net.



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