From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Thu Mar 4 14:58:17 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id OAA13594 for ; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 14:58:12 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 15:15:15 -0500 From: Mike Musick <71301.3106@compuserve.com> Subject: [aprsnews] pocketAPRS v0.24 Release Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org To: "APRS Announcements" Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: <199903041519_MC2-6CBB-9B84@compuserve.com> Precedence: bulk After much unintended delay, pocketAPRS v0.24 is up on the TAPR FTP server: ftp://ftp.tapr.org/aprssig/palmstuff/palmaprs/pcktaprs.zip Summary of changes from v0.22: - New map file format: Much faster download from PC host; Map size reduced 10-20%; "Building Map Index" eliminated; Map drawing speed improved 15%. - Fixed zoom indicator which was not refreshing with map change. - Removed debug screen from TNC command response (and a related crash). - APRS+SA stations running current versions now recognized. - Incoming packets no longer "lost" during map drawing. - Processing bug fixed (affected stations and messages screens). - User-definable UNPROTO paths. - Map library is entirely new. First, a VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: the new map format is incompatible with the old one. Because of this, pocketAPRS v0.24 has been trained ( ;-) ) to automatically delete maps in the old file format that are unintentionally (or intentionally!) left in the Palm device. Be sure to pick up any maps you need when you download the application. While there were relatively few cosmetic or operation changes since the last release, a lot of the "internals" saw major revisions or outright overhauls. The map storage format is the most compelling of the changes. A frequent complaint of the earlier map system is that the HotSync process took an inordinate amount of time to upload maps, and often failed. This is completely fixed - even the largest maps will download in two or three minutes. Additional benefits of the map system re-write are faster operation, smaller size (for same data content) and elimination of the "Building Map Index" message when a map is first selected. All in all, a Very Good Thing Indeed. For you programmers, an HTML file documenting the new map format is in the same folder as the pocketAPRS application file on the TAPR FTP server. The other most significant invisible change was how the program processed incoming data. In response to bug reports, it was discovered that there were circumstances where the processing stream would stop in its tracks, and that it was killing message acknowledgements, for one thing. Several problems in this area were found in the process, and I think everyone should find on-air operation to be smoother overall. Related was a problem where incoming data would get dropped during map redraws. This turned-out to be a very simple fix, though there is a slight penalty in redraw speed if the network is busy. A minor protocol bug with APRS+SA packets was found and fixed. The biggest visible change is the addition of custom UNPROTO paths. A complete system of entry and editing has been created, and up to nine user-defined paths can be put on the list. There is some interactive filtering and screening of user-defined paths, designed to keep "bad paths" to a minimum. THE NEW MAPS ============ Most current users will notice how HUGE the new map files are, relative to the old ones. Well, this is because the system can now handle maps with all detail included, where previously the HotSync problem prevented us from using anything but summary or small-area maps. Most of the maps in the library have full detail, usually covering 60x60 or 80x80 mile squares. Those that omit surface streets cover areas that are particularly dense, and during map re-creation it was arbitrarily decided to limit maps to under 200,000 points to prevent a single map from hogging all available memory in the Palm. Map production is continuing, and as soon as a really nasty bug (crash and burn variety) is found and fixed in MacDLG, it will be uploaded for others to create pocketAPRS maps. Also, Darryl Smith, VK3TDS, is working furiously on his Windows-based translation program to include the new format. A couple of you will discover that two or three maps in the old library have not been recreated in the new format. This is related to the MacDLG crash problem just mentioned. As soon as this problem is fixed they'll be uploaded to the site. I'm also working diligently on the request list, so if you've requested an area and it's not there yet, stand by and it should be up within the next few days. A WORD ABOUT MEMORY MANAGEMENT ============================== It was discovered during testing that memory is an issue with a busy network. Each station on the list occupies about 1K of the Palm's RAM, so the math is easy - 100 stations mean 100K of memory is needed. This is being mentioned because if you optimistically shoehorn a bunch of maps into memory, be sure you have room to operate. pocketAPRS does not (yet) monitor memory resources, so if you run close to the edge of capacity, expect the occasional crash. The next release should address most of the missing or incomplete features, and I expect it to be the last beta release. Plan at this point is to have v1.00 (production release) in time for Dayton, but that will depend on what gets broken in the interim. ...mike/N0QBF 71301.3106@compuserve.com --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Fri Mar 5 19:49:17 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id TAA23765 for ; Fri, 5 Mar 1999 19:49:17 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 18:58:31 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" cc: aprsnews@tapr.org Subject: [aprsnews] APRSbeta.zip Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk New capability for APRSdos... I just posted an APRSbeta that has the ability to call up and download the LIVE worldwide APRServe data. The download takes about 3 minutes and it will be a long distance call for you, but if you do not have any of the windows versions of APRS, and only have APRSdos, then this capability will allow you to at least see what the LIVE worldwide APRServe system is all about. Be sure to read the APRStel.txt file included in it and read the start-up screen... This is a BETA, so it may be a little klunky and I may have botched up some other things in making it all fit. But if you are brave at heart, have fun... bob Oh yes, it is just the new APRSbeta.exe and the two other support files. So it must run in your existing APRS8xx environment... --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Sat Mar 6 11:37:15 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA04236 for ; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 11:37:11 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 11:06:46 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] Emergencies and Mile Marks Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk We just had a Mic-E emergency trigger alarms all over PA/MD/NJ area. We still do not know if it was real or just a bumped switch... But it does raise some topics: State Police were called: 1) Police do not do "LAT/LONG". APRSdos will display the nearest MILE Marker on the interstates, but appraently I missed I-76 in the data base. And PA is one of the states that does not equate MM to exits, so I cannot derive this from my maps unless someone sends it to me. I will post my needs in another message. DOS users Please do a MILE-MARK for all interstates of interest in your state and see if I missed any others, please tell me. (Calif does not have mile marks) 2) It would have been nice if there had been a "description" of the vehicle in its STATUS text. If all you can say is that an "unknown" vehicle is indicating an emergency, the police dont know what to look for... 3) I need to add a "temporary" alarm disable so that it doesnt keep re-triggering alarms all day. I dont want to allow a user to turn them off, but he should be able to disable it for a while... 4) Any other lessons? de WB4APR, Bob --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Tue Mar 9 14:05:27 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id OAA27260 for ; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 14:05:23 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 13:54:33 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRS834 Worldwide access Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk APRSdos (834) now joins Mac/Win/PLUS in giving users access to Steve Dimse's world wide APRServe data stream. APRS834 has the ability to call up and download the LIVE worldwide APRServe data by modem. The download takes about 3 minutes and saves data for about a dozen regions of the country in as many BACKUP.BK files. Users can then FILE-LOAD any of these files to see who is on the air. They can then use the conventional network on 144.39 to QSO with anyone. Be sure to read the included APRStel.txt file and read the start-up screen... Also, I updated the European and German map distributions so that dos now has maps covering the few stations we see on the air in Switzerland. Get EUmaps10.zip or GEmaps03.zip de WB4APR, Bob --------End of Unsent Message --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Wed Mar 10 12:04:37 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA22745 for ; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 12:04:36 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 12:21:19 -0500 From: Mike Musick <71301.3106@compuserve.com> Subject: [aprsnews] New pocketAPRS Maps Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org To: "APRS Announcements" Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: <199903101224_MC2-6D6A-EC6C@compuserve.com> Precedence: bulk As of this morning there are now 45 maps in the pocketAPRS map directory, with a fairly even representation of locales throughout the U.S. The maps live in the /aprssig/palmstuff/palmmaps/ directory on the TAPR FTP server, and there is an index file: ftp://ftp.tapr.org//aprssig/palmstuff/palmmaps/00Map_Index.txt With the exception of Los Angeles and San Diego (which are in process), we should be caught-up on everyone's request. If you're a pocketAPRS user and a map which covers your area isn't in the list yet, let me know and we'll get right on it. pocketAPRS Web Page - http://www.anet-stl.com/~mcmusick/ =================== I've really stuck my head out now and created a web page for pocketAPRS. It contains general information, a map-based index of available map files, the programmer's documentation of the map file format, and links to various sites of importance. It is definitely under construction, but it's a start! ...mike/N0QBF 71301.3106@compuserve.com --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Thu Mar 11 15:34:17 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA26917 for ; Thu, 11 Mar 1999 15:34:12 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 16:13:46 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" cc: aprsnews@tapr.org Subject: [aprsnews] APRS835 Release (DOS) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk Version 835 is another attempt to get the Phone line dialing working for APRStel so that DOS users can download the "big picture" from APRServe. Other tweaks: * added MAPS-ARROW keys for single key shifting of the map updown, left or right while mobile (Thanks Byron) * Vicninity plots now show a Questiion mark ICON and no callsign * Other Minor tweaks and improvements. APRS834 did not work right with all modems, so it should be removed. Sorry for the trouble. There are lots of modems out there, and doing it right was not as easy as I thought. In that sense, 835 is sort of another beta along that objective... bob --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Thu Mar 11 19:07:42 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id TAA03558 for ; Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:07:40 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 18:50:28 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRS835 bug Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk Sorry, just got report and confirmed that although 835 now will dial in by modem, the message ACKS got busted! So dont get it (unless you want to play with the Modem donwload and help me find any more problems). Sorry for your time and I appreciate your patience. I am not able to log on to TAPR to kill 835 tonight... will kill/fix it in the morning. Argh... :-( bob --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Fri Mar 12 18:57:06 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id SAA01928 for ; Fri, 12 Mar 1999 18:57:02 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 19:48:50 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRS835 BUG! Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk It has been a Bad nite. Yes, APRS835 has a bug and should be exterminated. APRS836 is now posted. Main feature is the MODEM download feature permitting DOS users to dial in and get the full APRServe picture. It was a rollercoaster. WB3ANQ sent me a message that 835 was not doing ACKS, and I paniced and announced here the bug since I was going to be out all evening and couldnt fix or remove it from TAPR. After much troubleshooting, it turns out that the only reason the messages were not getting through were because he had changed his UNPROTO in his HT to "ALL" which is not a standard APRS TOCALL (APRS ignores packets except to the special APRS list). But in looking closely I found other strange behavior. Some messages/acks worked and some didnt. Drove me crazy for 8 full hours of troubleshooting. FInally tracked it down to random SPACE characters being tacked onto the end. You can't SEE SPACES! ARGH... So now 836 is posted, but it has been a very painful process. Sorry for the trouble... bob --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Sun Mar 14 17:28:50 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA18997 for ; Sun, 14 Mar 1999 17:28:46 -0600 (CST) Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 17:34:01 -0500 From: Mike Musick <71301.3106@compuserve.com> Subject: [aprsnews] pocketAPRS - Lotsa News Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org To: "APRS Announcements" Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: <199903141736_MC2-6DD7-7A39@compuserve.com> Precedence: bulk It has been a very busy weekend. pocketAPRS - Beta v0.25 Release =============================== An "unplanned" release of a new version is now up on the server. There was nothing seriously wrong with the old one, but the new version was stable in testing, added some stuff, and fixed a couple of minor "gotchas". A quick synopsis: - New station list display choice showing distance and bearing. - Automatic beaconing ("Auto" on Transmit control screen) based on distance since last beacon. - Self-tracking positions now come from GPS and not digi'ed packets. - Self-tracking and centering based on distance traveled and map scale. - Infrequent crash problem on map and station views found and fixed. - PacComm Tiny-2 added to TNC choices. The "Auto" beacon is the most compelling and interesting of the changes. With this enabled (on the "Transmit Control" screen), a posit beacon will be sent after travelling one mile since the previous posit. This way, the timer can be set for a stationary rate (say, every fifteen minutes) and the distance-based beacon can handle the need for position update. Stop, and the stationary rate takes control. Plus, if the time stopped exceeds the stationary rate, as soon as movement is detected (1/10 mile), a fresh position is sent. The Tiny-2 TNC selection is experimental and may not be definitive. I'll need feedback from Tiny-2 users whether this solved the initialization problem. More Maps Uploaded ================== A bunch of new maps have been uploaded to the FTP server. Included are detail maps of Kansas City and Springfield, MO; Olympia, WA; and Las Vegas, NV. The biggest group is coverage for Southern California. There is a new regional overview (not too good at high magnifications, though), plus detail maps for Bakersfield, Barstow, Antelope Valley, Victorville, Orange County, San Diego and San Bernardino. I'm still cranking, and maps on the "soon" list are a bunch for the Pacific Northwest, plus Indianapolis, St. Paul/Minneapolis, Memphis, Amarillo and Houston. If your need hasn't been met yet or isn't on this list, let me know (or remind me) and we'll move it up the ladder. MacDLG v2.02 Released ===================== The Macintosh-based APRS map generator, MacDLG, has been lying fallow for over a year. It has been poked and prodded a lot in recent months to produce pocketAPRS maps, and seems to do a passable job at generating maps for US locations. The program is a self-extracting archive file, and contains documentation in PDF form. Download it from: ftp://ftp.tapr.org//aprssig/macstuff/macmisc/MacDLGv2.02.sea All the pocketAPRS maps on the FTP were generated with MacDLG. There is a big warning about a crash problem which sometimes strikes with a vengeance, yet at other times I can run two dozen or so without a glitch. While it will run on 68K Macs with little trouble, there is "the need for speed" as well as RAM if you intend to generate maps comparable to those in the /palmmaps/ folder. I use a 300MHz G3 desktop and a 266MHz iMac, each with 96MB RAM, and a 40x40 mile detail view of a major metro area (200-250K points) will take about an hour to distill. A favor to ask of those interested in doing pocketAPRS maps - for anything beyond local-area maps for personal use, let's coordinate production so effort isn't duplicated. [whew!] Maybe I oughta take a couple of hours off and catch my breath. :-) ...mike/N0QBF 71301.3106@compuserve.com --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Wed Mar 17 14:11:56 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.9) with SMTP id OAA12434 for ; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:11:53 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:52:26 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" cc: aprsnews@tapr.org Subject: [aprsnews] APRSmax v 837 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk Just posted AMAX837 which is a MAX version of 837. It can hold double the number of stations (about 200 vs 100). This is also an advantage when using it to Dial in to APRStel since it then can capture the whole APRServe snapshot into only 6 files instead of the usual 15 for APRS837. The modem dial-in stuff is still experimental. It works on all my old DOS machines, but folks are having troubles with Windows, 56k modems and all the new stuff. So if it doesnt work for you, I appologize for the 15 cent call... If you learn anything about what doesnt work, lemme know.. bob --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Fri Mar 19 10:02:02 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.9) with SMTP id KAA25863 for ; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 10:02:00 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 10:42:20 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRS/GPS at Dayton Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk For 1999, * I have added LAT/LONG grids to the maps in the Hamvention Magazine for convenience. (ie, a THD7 reporting from a bar or restaurant...) * Things we need: 1) Someone to set up a TAPR DGPS transmitter at Dayton. Probably low power on 144.99 (note this is +600 from 144.39) 2) Several stations (half dozen) to build Vicinity Digipeaters so we can track THD7 users indoors (this is simply a nearly deaf receiver and a normal "trace" DIGI TNC. Contact me.) 3) Someone to be the official surveyor to use his best techniques to survey the four corners of the Hamvention grounds so that our maps next year will be "perfect". If you can take one of these balls and run with it, let me know. de WB4APR, Bob --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Sat Mar 20 07:50:11 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.9) with SMTP id HAA14106 for ; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 07:50:09 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 20:10:34 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] Mobiles using RELAY,WIDE Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk If you operate mobile, we may have just discovered something that may improve your tracking. We have always recommended that mobiles use RELAY,WIDE... as their path so that they can digipeat via any nearby APRS stations if they cannot hit the WIDE directly. This fundamental assumption that ALL APRS stations serve as a RELAY is important to the concept of the APRS generic network. It turns out that the automatic setting of MYAlias to RELAY has not been the default in recent versions of WinAPRS, so those stations on the map, may not be serving as RELAY's for nearby mobiles. If your station is well situated and you are expecting it to be serving as a RELAY, then you should check your TNC and be sure that it has MYALIAS RELAY properly set. Thanks. bob, WB4APR --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Sat Mar 27 09:07:09 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.9) with SMTP id JAA23534 for ; Sat, 27 Mar 1999 09:07:07 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 23:08:39 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRS Mic-Lite Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk Two NEWS items about the MIM Module: 1) APRS Engineering LLC has taken over the production of the ubiquitous MIM module from Clement engineering and has lowered the price to $79 plus $4 S&H. 2) The MIM can be easily used as a miniature APRS Mic-ENcoder with only the addition of two external diodes. You can add as many or as few of the front panel switches to suit your operating needs. We can call this the Mic-Lite(tm). I just delivered the materials for 100 boards to the assembler today and hope to be shipping in 2 weeks. APRS Engineering LLC Sorry, no credit cards... 115 Old Farm Ct Glen Burnie, MD 21060 --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Sun Mar 28 10:19:21 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.9) with SMTP id KAA18469 for ; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 10:19:20 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 11:04:33 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] MIM Variable Rate Mobiles Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk One other thing about the MIM, Mic-E and Mic-Lite are that they make excellent stand alone trackers and can vary their rate according to the ignition on or off. Their main advantage is the front panel controls for setting the DIGIPEATER PATH, the MESSAGE, and the RATE. (Normal TNC trackers need a laptop to reconfigure them). ALthough simply remembering to turn the RATE POT down when you leave the car and UP when you are driving, is one way, the automatic method uses one transistor as follows: EXISTING RATE POT 5v*---/\/\/\/\/-----------* GND | *---/\/\/\/-*----> RATE INPUT 10k | *--/\/\/\----------------* 56k |/c R* Igniton Switch <---/\/\/\----| |\e *---GND NOTE: you must insert a new 5k resistor in series with the existing RATE pot input so that the new circuit can share the input as shown. Now, Software program your Mic-E to a peak rate of 1 minute so the the 16:1 front panel RATE pot gives you a range of 1 to 16 minutes. The added transistor and new value R are switched in when the ignition switch is on. ALthough the front panel RATE pot can still override to any setting, set it normally to your desired max value, say 16. Now then you can choose R to give you: PANEL POT will set the maximum period when the ignition is off. R = 0 will always force the peak rate no matter where the pot is R = 2k will force at least a MAX/8 rate R = 4k will force at least a MAX/4 rate R = 10k will force at least a MAX/2 rate (These values are approximate, your milage will vary. But they show how you can modify the circuit to your preferences). Again, you can use this circuit on any Mic-E, MIM or Mic-Lite. The next batch of MIM's (Mic-Lites) will be shipping by 15 April we hope. $79 ea plus $4 S&H. APRS Engineering LLC (sorry, no credit cards yet) 115 Old Farm CT Glen Burnie, MD 21060 --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Mon Mar 29 18:06:03 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.9) with SMTP id SAA28909 for ; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 18:06:00 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 17:50:47 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRSdos ver 838 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk APRSdos Ver 838 includes major revisions to the following README files to reflect the use of the MIM module as a half-price Mic-E. Mic-Lite.txt MIM.txt Mic-E.txt TELEMTRY.TXT Ver 838 also cleans up some PROMPT responses that would not accept a null response. Also the OPS-FIND-GRIDSQUARE command no longer needs a leading "[" to indicate gridsquare... --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Tue Mar 30 18:53:46 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.9) with SMTP id SAA02273 for ; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 18:53:44 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 13:49:50 -0500 (EST) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRS Mile Markers Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk For mobiles without GPS, milemarkers are still the primary means of locating mobile operators cruising the interstates and chatting by voice on 2 meters or CB. APRSdos has the command MM-VA95-123 for example which will draw a line intersecting I95 in Virginia at mile mark 123. This is useful for locating other stations you may be in voice communications with but who are not using GPS. KB2LML just sent me the MM's for the NY State Throughway system and I just added them to a new 30 March edition of APRS838. I still need milemarks for I-81, 88 and 390 in NY. In addition, I still need MM's for CT, MA, ME, NH, PA and VT. The data base only needs the LAT/LONG of a few of the MM's. Only at the beginning, end and any major changes in direction. The ones in between are automatically interpolated. Also, if your state is already included in the data base, you might try the command and verify the posit. I do NOT expect accuracy much better than afew miles or so. This capability is only to approximate locations, not give precision... de WB4APR, Bob --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Tue Mar 30 18:54:07 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.9) with SMTP id SAA02299 for ; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 18:54:06 -0600 (CST) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Message-Id: Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:39:26 -0600 To: "APRS Announcements" From: "Greg Jones, WD5IVD" Subject: [aprsnews] Garmin GPS-25 Price Drop Cc: " PSR " List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk TAPR has been able to drop the price of the Garmin GPS-25 OEM recv by $49. The price for the GPS-25 in single Qty is now: Member Price: $135 Non-Member Price: $150 Check http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/Fgps25.html for further details. Cheers - Greg, WD5IVD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tucson Amateur Packet Radio 8987-309 E Tanque Verde Rd #337 * Tucson, Az * 85749-9399 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- e-mail: tapr@tapr.org web: ftp: ftp.tapr.org phone: 940-383-0000 fax: 940-565-2544 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Wed Mar 31 15:15:41 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.9) with SMTP id PAA24498 for ; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 15:15:37 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: From: "Horzepa, Stan" To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] replying to APRSNEWS Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 15:13:47 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Message-Id: <1B66FFC6BE1CD211A0620008C7A42AC2731F2F@mrdnexch01.ct.adc.com> Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk If you wish to respond to an APRSNEWS item, please do not address your response to APRSNEWS. Instead, address it to the person who originated the APRSNEWS item. (For example, if WB4APR makes an announcement via APRSNEWS, address your responses to WB4APR, not APRSNEWS.) APRSNEWS is intended as a platform for making announcements concerning new APRS developments. It is not intended as a platform for the discussion of new APRS developments. Other APRS SIGs serve that purpose. Thank you for your cooperation, Stan, WA1LOU, APRSNEWS administrator --- You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: lyris.aprsnews@tapr.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org