09/19/07 08:39 PM

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Webmaster KC9JGE
BuiltWithNOF2
APRS

After a few hours of attempting to make APRS work with google maps on this site, I have decided to leave it to the pros for now.. Here’s a few links to get you started.

Awesome Google APRS site

Open APRS Website - Tracking Site

findU - APRS Stations Near TWO RIVERS, WI (last 50 hours)

APRS interface to the FINDU and APRSWorld databases

Google Earth Addins, NWS Radar Images , OpenAPRS Addin

 

Your local Manitowoc County UI-View32 APRS I-Gate is W9DK-3, Rx only, Tx soon

APRS Frequency. 144.39

Recommended Tiny Track 3 Plus path settings - WIDE1-1,WIDE3-3

APRS Clients

Software

  • lUI-View32
  • lDosAPRS
  • lMacAPRS/WinAPRS
  • lAPRS+SA
  • lAPRSPoint
  • lXastir
  • ljavAPRS
  • lPocketAPRS
  • lAPRSce

Hardware

  • lPacComm TNC’s
  • lTinyTrack
  • lHamHUD
  • lKantronics KPC 3/3+
  • lKenwood TH-D7
    & TM-D700
  • lOpenTrack
    (in APRS mode

Mapping and Tracking Sited

http://www.findu.com/

http://www.openaprs.com/

http://www.googleaprs.com/

http://www.aprsworld.net

For More Information:

lhttp://www.tapr.org

lhttp://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/aprs.html

lhttp://www.aprs-is.net

lhttp://www.aprs.net

lhttp://info.aprs.net

Here are the common defaults for the APRS Call SSID (example KC9JGE-9 is my car).:
 

 

-0 Home Station, Home Station running IGate.
-1 Digipeater, Home Station running a Relay Digi, Wx Digipeater
-2 Digipeater [#2 or] on 70CM
-3 Digipeater [#3]
-4 HF to VHF Gateway
-5 IGate (Not home station) -6 is for Operations via Satellite
-7 Kenwood D7 HH
-8 is for boats, sailboats and ships (maybe 802.11 in the future)
-9 is for Mobiles
-10 is for operation via The internet only
-11 is for APRStouch-tone usersĀ  (and the occasional Balloons)
-12 Portable Units such as Laptops, Camp Sites etc.
-14 is for Truckers
-15 is for HF