Yes, mostly sited users because you can look on a computerized map and see
where a mobile station that is beaconing might be located.
If you carry a laptop in the vehicle, you can use a realtime map to keep
tabs on a group of mobile or fixed stations bassed upon where your current
position is.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: out of the loop a bit


> Ya that's what would've said too, but I would think APRS would be
something
> that sighted people would have more use for.  Never really heard of any
> totally bind hams that are into it.  73 de Dan VA3ETS
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Frederick
> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 22:42
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: out of the loop a bit
>
> Hi
>
>     Now, there are others who can explain this better but aprs is a system
> where a radio transmits a packet beacon giving its latitude and longitude.
> This information can then be tracked on a map.
>                     God bless,
>                     Mark WZ0K
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "matt V" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 5:45 PM
> Subject: out of the loop a bit
>
>
> >I was on the local 2 meter net tonight for the first time in for ever
> >it =  seems like, but i asked about the packet freq for around here, i
> >forgot, =  but they told me what it was but they also said most people
> >are going to =  something called aprs, what the heck is aprs ?
> >
> >
>