[TCARC-NTX] Fwd: 03 NTX APRS Workshop Update

[Gerald Buxton]

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Howdy All! 

If you are receiving this email, you have expressed an interest in 
attending the 03 NTX APRS Workshop.  Please do not respond 
directly to this email, which comes from a send only email list.  If 
you want to reply, or have been included on this list by mistake, 
please reply directly to n5oom@arrl.net.  

EVENT PREPARATIONS  

Preparations for the workshop continue.  A new, more radio friendly 
web domain has been created.  All of the event web pages have 
been moved to the new domain.  To see the new web site, go to 
www.n5oom.org.  

The event is firmly scheduled for Saturday, September 6, from 9am 
to 6pm. The duration of the event will be dependent on the number 
of presentations we are able to complete. Please be sure to check 
the web site for changes. Justin McAllister K5AEA, President of the 
Comet Amateur Radio Club has been working to secure conference 
rooms on the UTD campus.  We have these rooms reserved, but 
I'm holding on to the precise location until we have resolved all the 
details.  

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 

Many more volunteers are needed to fill out our schedule.  If you 
are interested, please contact me at n5oom@arrl.net.  We need 
individuals to work the event steering committee, to do 
presentations, and to work the open workshop.  A Yahoo group has 
been set up to provide a communications forum for the committee 
members.  Any interested person may join the group, which is 
located at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ntx_aprs_sw/

Steering committee members will help with the running of the 
event:  

- The presentation coordinator will be active at the event helping to 
ensure that all the presentations go off on time.
- The workshop coordinator will track the open workshop volunteers 
and will determine what help is needed for anybody needing 
assistance at the workshop. 
- The publications coordinator will be active before the event, 
converting copies of the presentations to PDF format and burning 
them on to CD. Preferably, the publications coordinator should find 
a sponsor to pay for printing copies of the presentations.  

Technical committee members will be active before the event.  The 
members will help in the construction of the presentations by 
providing information and ideas.  

Workshop committee members will be active during the event, 
providing assistance to persons needing help getting their APRS 
stations up and running.  All different skills are needed for the 
workshop, so don't worry if you don't think you have a specific skill.  

CURRENT PRESENTATIONS

Any presentation marked as open needs a volunteer to do the 
presentation.  Remember, the more presentations we get, the better 
the event we will have!  

Track 1 - Software  

1. APRS in North Texas - Open
2. Intro to APRS+SA - Pete Loveall, AE5PL
3. Intro to UI-View - Glenn Frasier
4. Intro to Xastir - Open
5. Intro to WinAPRS - Open
6. Intro to MacAPRS - Open
7. Intro to PalmAPRS - Open
8. Intro to PocketAPRS - Open

Track 2 - Hardware  

1. APRS Tracker Examples - Open
2. Building cheap APRS hardware - Open
3. Configuring AGWPE - Open
4. Configuring the TM-D700 and TH-D7 - Open
5. Configuring TNCs - Open
6. Configuring the TinyTracker - Open
7. Intro to GPS receivers - Working
8. Open

Track 3 - Operating Practice

1. Weather tracking with APRS
2. Panel - APRS for Special Events - John Beadles, N5OOM
3. APRS and the Internet - Pete Loveall, AE5PL
4. APRS planning for special events - John Beadles, N5OOM
5. Intro to HSMM (802.11b) - Working
6. Where to get map data - John Beadles
7. Case Studies - APRS at Public Service Events - Open
8. Creating APRS Map Products - Open

EVENT EXTRAS

Ken Patterson, K5EQT has been working with the various APRS 
software developers to secure on-site registration and price breaks.  
So far, we've gotten positive responses for WinAPRS, UI-View and 
APRS+SA.  

Also, Byon Garrabrant, the developer of the TinyTracker has 
offered us a deal for reduced price tracker kits with guaranteed 
buyback.  If there is a group that would be interested in sponsoring 
TinyTrackers at the event,  
please contact me at n5oom@arrl.net.

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