aprs by jim mastrogiovanni kk5rz december 14, 2006
DESCRIPTION
Stations Locations Objects Tracks Areas Weather Assets APRS stands for Automatic Packet Reporting Station APRS can keep track of : APRS also provides short text messaging capabilityTRANSCRIPT
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APRS
By Jim Mastrogiovanni KK5RZDecember 14, 2006
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APRS was developed in the early 1990's by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for digital communications and tracking mobile GPS equipped stations
utilizing Amateur two-way radio.
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•Stations• Locations• Objects• Tracks• Areas
• Weather• Assets
APRS stands for Automatic Packet Reporting Station
APRS can keep track of:
APRS also provides short text messaging capability
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APRS Equipment
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$47.00 built and tested with case$38.00 Kit with case
TinyTrak3
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TinyTrak3
Transmit only TNC
Fixed Beaconing
Smart Beaconing
Primary and secondary configuration
Transmit hold off on “busy” frequency
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$179 to $199 depending on the vendor
Kantronics KPC3+
Full featured TNC tx/rx
remote access digipeat
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A 2 meter capable transceiver -hand held or mobile rig
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Garmin GPS 18 PC or LVC$70 to $129.99 depending…
GPS
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PC
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Some examples of APRS stations
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Transmit only tracker configuration
GPSNMEA 0189 serial output
Transmit only TNC
2M transceiver on 144.390 MHz
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Full featured APRS station
Personal Computer running APRS software
Full TX/RX TNC
Transceiver tuned to 144.390
GPSNMEA 0189 serial output
optional
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Igate APRS station
Personal Computer running APRS software
Full TX/RX TNC
Transceiver tuned to 144.390
your.isp.com
Internet APRS Server
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Full TX/RX TNC
Transceiver tuned to 144.390
RF APRS Tracking Station
Personal Computer running APRS software
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Full TX/RX TNCGPS and Remote Access enabled
Transceiver tuned to 144.390
Re-configurable stand alone APRS tracker
GPSNMEA 0189 serial output
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Internet based APRS
your.isp.com
APRS Server
Igate stations RF to Internet gating worldwide
PC running APRS client software
Large Quantities of APRS Data
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Some Local APRS Activity Screen Captures
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Mobile Stations collected via RF from my QTH near Bergheim
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Fixed Stations collected via RF from my QTH
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KK5RZ-9 track on a recent trip to San Antonio
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SA Marathon all reports all stations
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Trip to SARC Meeting December 14, 2006
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Trip to SARC Meeting December 14, 2006Slide 2
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Demonstrations
Software
Tracker
Portable Station