From wd5ivd@tapr.org Mon Jun 08 10:37:56 1998 Received: from [207.43.172.66] ([207.43.172.66]) by tapr.org (8.7.5/8.7.3/1.9) with ESMTP id KAA18995; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:37:39 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:37:20 -0500 To: "HF SIG list mailing", " Spread Spectrum ", " TAPR/AMSAT DSP ", "APRS SIG list mailing", "NETSIG list mailing", "BBS SIG list mailing", " tacgps ", aprsnews@tapr.org, mic-e@tapr.org, TAPR Regional Freq From: "Greg Jones, WD5IVD" Subject: Dorothy Update For those who want to know. ---- Dorothy was released from the hospital last Friday afternoon and has been resting at the house (TAPR Office ;-) since then. The surgery went very well and there appears to be no complications, except that she doesn't like the really long scar on her belly. We (Bill Jones and I) have told Dorothy she cannot step one foot into the TAPR office until next week sometime. Thus, expect kits and orders to start getting out the door in another 7-10 days. There is a bit of a pile being generated by this down time, so it will probably be a week or so after we open back up that we get caught up on everything. Dorothy wants to thank everyone that thought of her during this ordeal and she looks forward to getting back into the swing of things. Cheers - Greg Jones, WD5IVD ----- Greg Jones, WD5IVD Austin, Texas wd5ivd@tapr.org http://www.tapr.org/~wd5ivd Real World, The n.: 5. Anywhere outside a university. "Poor fellow, he's left UT Austin and gone into the real world." From stanzepa@mail2.nai.net Fri Jun 12 18:38:44 1998 Received: from mail2.nai.net (mail2.nai.net [208.133.174.66]) by tapr.org (8.7.5/8.7.3/1.9) with ESMTP id SAA04863 for ; Fri, 12 Jun 1998 18:38:42 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [209.150.32.191] (ct-hartford-us432.javanet.com [209.150.32.191]) by mail2.nai.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id TAA16280 for ; Fri, 12 Jun 1998 19:39:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199806122339.TAA16280@mail2.nai.net> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.0c (197) Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 19:32:50 -0400 Subject: APRS817 routine From: "Stan Horzepa" To: aprsnews Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit From: Bob Bruninga To: aprssig@tapr.org Subject: [APRSSIG:25293] APRS817 routine Date: Fri, Jun 12, 1998, 1:52 PM Routine update only. No big deals APRS817 * Added CONTROLS-FILTERS-LOCAL so that stations beyond 2 hops would be ignored. I find this useful while mobile to unclutter my P-LIST, etc. * Added F1-HELP-MAPS so you can see the major map areas and the CD ROM * Fixed refresh of cursor on P-LIST * Removed Streets-on-disk interface to make room * Disabled automatic P-LIST sort if under 100 stations * added SS-STATE warnings, so that entire STATEs can be activated * Moved some small maps from USA distiribution to the regional distros CASFCITY, MDBALTO, LAORLENS, TNNORTH, IDAHOFLS * Improved USANCEN and USASCEN to include new SW Kansas and W. OK maps From stanzepa@mail2.nai.net Mon Jun 15 18:13:52 1998 Received: from mail2.nai.net (mail2.nai.net [208.133.174.66]) by tapr.org (8.7.5/8.7.3/1.9) with ESMTP id SAA26907 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 18:13:51 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [209.150.33.42] (ct-hartford-us627.javanet.com [209.150.33.42]) by mail2.nai.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id TAA21777 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 19:14:42 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199806152314.TAA21777@mail2.nai.net> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.0c (197) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 18:53:59 -0400 Subject: UTAH Maps From: "Stan Horzepa" To: aprsnews Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: Bob Bruninga Subject: UTAH Maps I just updated UTAH.map and UTAH-AZ.map and added WX warning circles. These are in the new Cmaps23.zip posted on tapr... de WB4APR From stanzepa@mail2.nai.net Thu Jun 18 22:05:33 1998 Received: from mail2.nai.net (mail2.nai.net [208.133.174.66]) by tapr.org (8.7.5/8.7.3/1.9) with ESMTP id WAA13238 for ; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 22:05:31 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [209.150.35.66] (ct-hartford-us1703.javanet.com [209.150.35.66]) by mail2.nai.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id XAA28953 for ; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 23:06:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199806190306.XAA28953@mail2.nai.net> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.0c (197) Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 23:07:30 -0400 Subject: APRS FD Contest! From: "Stan Horzepa" To: aprsnews Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: Bob Bruninga Subject: APRS FD Contest! On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, John Blowsky proposed an APRS FD contest: > 1) MODE: APRS > 2) Band: Any frequency that APRS is currently on. HF/VHF etc > 3) ALL APRS paths allowed. But RF must be used at BOTH ends > 4) Class: No commercial power. You have to operate from a FD site. > 5) Single Opp designated by "SO" > Multi Opp designated by "MO" > 6) Each TNC counts as one station. > 7) Exchange: Call Sign, ARRL section, SO/MO, Number of stations > 8) Points: Each contact is worth 1 point. To sweeten the challenge, the APRS authors have offered AWARDS for the top winners using each version, Dos, Mac/Win +SA. The prize will be a free registration of the appropriate APRS software :-) In other words, the APRSdos station that has the highest score will get a free APRSdos registration, etc. In fact, Steve Dimse has offered a free javAPRS registration for ALL participants that submit scores! More to follow... Submit scores to kb2scs@worldnet.att.net From stanzepa@mail2.nai.net Thu Jun 25 21:54:49 1998 Received: from mail2.nai.net (mail2.nai.net [208.133.174.66]) by tapr.org (8.7.5/8.7.3/1.9) with ESMTP id VAA21277 for ; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 21:54:47 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [209.150.32.200] (ct-hartford-us441.javanet.com [209.150.32.200]) by mail2.nai.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id WAA07895 for ; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 22:57:11 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199806260257.WAA07895@mail2.nai.net> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.0c (197) Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 20:54:09 -0400 Subject: 1st Annual APRS FD FUNfest! From: "Stan Horzepa" To: aprsnews Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: Bob Bruninga Subject: 1st Annual APRS FD FUNfest! Here is the best summary of all the ideas we have hashed out for the first ANNUAL APRS FD FUNFEST: 1) Band: Any frequency that APRS is currently on. HF/VHF etc 2) ALL APRS paths allowed. But FD site must use RF (No direct Inet) 3) Class: No commercial power. You have to operate from a FD site. (Everyone participates even from home or IGate to give points to (others, but only FD sites count toward winning scores) 4) Single Opp designated by "SO". Multi Opp by "MO", No OPP by "NO" 5) Each TNC counts as one station. (Many PC's on a ziplan = 1 TNC) 6) Exchange: Call Sign, ARRL section, SO/MO, Number of stations 7) Points: Each contact is worth 1 point. a) Operate normally. USE SHORT packets and MINIMUM PATH. Use WIDEN-N where possible. Keep hops practical for your area. (any more than 3 probably impossible).. Work everyone you see on mail/traffic pages. b) ACKS are not required! If you get a QSL message from the other station, dont wait for an ACK. Erase the outgoing message to reduce QRM! INTERNET GATEWAYS: The key here is that IGates only pass through MESSAGEs to LOCAL stations in their area. This means you can QSO anyone if you already know their callsign! You will probably NOT see their posits since only messages go via IGates (normally). THis is why you should always include your GRIDSQ in all of your FD text msgs. Here are some ways we have come up with to get around these quirks for FD: 1) Assume an SSID of -6 for FD stations and guess at some APRS calls... 2) Watch your traffic list. As soon as anyone QSO's anyone in your area, you will see them for a return QSO. 3) Send a CQ FD MESSAGE with your GRIDSQ and report to a DIGI in a known area with an IGate. This will go through any Mac/Win IGATE. Do a MAPS-OVERLAY-DIGIS for an area to see a good target call. (See #5) 4) Send a MESSAGE to CQFD. This will go to RF via any APRS+SA IGATE. (assuming that Igate is running Todays APRS+SA version) 5) Take a copy of K4HG's latest IGATE/TARGET LIST to FD with you and send your CQFD messages to those targets. His list did NOT have APRS+SA gates on it, but they should all respond to CQFD messages, anyway. 6) Do NOT send CQFD or TARGET messages until you have exhausted all other contacts, else we may totally BLOCK the RF channels around IGates. 7) Once you are working via IGATES, PLEASE minimize your path to ONLY the hops needed to hit your local IGate. HOME STATIONS: If you are not going to FD, please set up your UN-ATTENDED home station for AUTOREPLY with something like 'QSL. [gridsq]. (NO), ARRL section, etc. For APRSdos this simply means send ONE message to the callsign of REPLY and make sure this message is the first in your SEND list. If you start attending your station, BE SURE TO ERASE that REPLY message to avoid INFINITE REPLY LOOPING AND QRM! IGATE SET UP: The special CQFD message packets will ONLY work under the following two conditions: 1) If an IGate is APRS+SA and is using the latest version (tonight's), AND the sysop "wildcards" the callsign CQFD, then all such messages will be gated to RF... Everyone should see them... 2) If local IGate is Mac/Win, then someone in each IGate area should put a local TNC on the air beaconing ONCE every 30 minutes a position packet using the MYCALL of CQFD. Put owners call in BTEXT to keep it legal... This will force the IGATE to recognize CQFD as a local call and it will also forward ALL CQFD messages to RF! To sweeten the challenge, the APRS authors have offered AWARDS for the top winners using each version, Dos, Mac/Win +SA. The prize will be a free registration of the appropriate APRS software :-) In other words, the APRSdos station that has the highest score will get a free APRSdos registration, etc. In fact, Steve Dimse has offered a free javAPRS registration for ALL participants that submit scores! Offer void where prohibited and where such offer is not considered in fun. :-) Since John Blowsky started this, Submit scores to him at kb2scs@worldnet.att.net HOOK UP YOUR SPEAKER. If you arent listening to the packets, then you may not know what is going on the channel. TNC's do not detect collisions. DCD's do not either, so just because the little green light is OFF, does not mean the channel is not all QRM... de WB4APR