would the software be aprssa or something like that?
or is there something more accessible than that
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 12:34 AM
Subject: Re: out of the loop a bit
> sorry about the uncompleted first message:
> anyway the radio sends out this packet burst containing all the GPS
> information which can be then picked up by a receiver that will send it to
> another TNC which will convert it into something a computer can
> understand.
> This computer can then place that information onto a map and show the
> viewer
> where in a given geographical area a mobile station is according to its
> GPS
> coordinates.
> There are accessible forms of this software that will give various
> messages
> that the user of the GPS can insert into the whole process using a laptop.
> In the case of the TM D700, you can actually send messages back and forth
> using the radio and alpha neumeric entries.
> The radio will read these incoming messages with the internal speech synth
> as well.
> There is allot of hams using APRS locally and its fairly easy to set
> up....not much point if you arent' driving around, but still interesting
> to
> play with none the less.
> The name of the software that can be used to decode these APRS bursts
> escapes me right now, but its a commonly used software that is indeed
> accessible with JAWS at least.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 11:27 PM
> Subject: Re: out of the loop a bit
>
>
>> APRS stands for Automatic position reporting system.
>> It was developed not by amateurs, but has been embrassed by hams as a
>> neat
>> way to give their mobile locations via radio.
>> the way it works is a GPS receiver is interfaced with a TNC which is then
>> interfaced with a transceiver.
>> Or in the case of some rigs, the TNC is built in.
>> The GPS sends its information such as time, date, location, approximate
>> speed, longitude and latitude readings and other user definable data to
> the
>> TNC which then converts it into packet bursts which is then sent out over
> a
>> particular frequency.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "matt V" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 6:45 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 ?
>> >
>>
>
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