From bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Thu Jul 1 12:32:54 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id MAA24698 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:32:48 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 13:23:47 -0400 From: Mark Sproul Subject: [aprsnews] Xaprs alpha version released X-Sender: msproul@apmail.ap.org To: "APRS Announcements" 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 I have placed a TAR file for Xaprs up on ftp://aprs.rutgers.edu/pub/hamradio/APRS/Xaprs/ It is in TAR format, this is the frist time I have created a TAR file, so PLEASE let me know if it works. It is a 9 meg file, it has several maps but not a lot. You can add stardard WinAPRS maps to the MAPS directory. Currently the libraries are statically linked, this makes it larger than it needs to be. It requires LesTif ---------------------------------------------------------- X-APRS version 0.0.1 ALPHA June 30, 1999 The following items are working WinAPRS format maps TCP/IP connection to APRServe List Windows HOWEVER, these open up as small windows and must be enlarged manually Airport display Zipcode display CAP grids Click and drag with the RIGHT mouse button to zoom +/- key for zoom in/out NOT WORKING No Icons No serial I/O No double clicking No Dos maps No Image support Please do not report things that are not working, there are LOTS of things not finished yet What I need to know Does it work under RedHat Linux 6.0 Does it work under Other PC-unix flavors such as FREE-BSD If it crashes __________________________________________________________________________ Mark Sproul | Software Engineer @ Assoc Press |Work: 609-860-7120 msproul@ap.org |Fax: 609-860-7129 __________________________________________________________________________ --- 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 Jul 1 14:24:20 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id OAA27977 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 14:24:16 -0500 (CDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Message-Id: Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 14:00:26 -0500 To: "APRS Announcements" From: Greg Jones Subject: [aprsnews] 1999 ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference 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 1999 ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference September 24-26, 1999 Phoenix, Arizona Web: http://www.tapr.org/dcc ----- It's that time again! Time to start making your travel plans and thinking about what to publish for the upcoming 18th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference. The 1999 ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference will be held September 24-26, 1999 in Phoenix, Arizona. This year's conference location is just minutes away from the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). For full details on the conference, refer to the web page listed above. ----- Contact TAPR to register for the DCC: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio 8987-309 E. Tanque Verde Road #337 Tucson, AZ 85749-9399. phone 940-383-0000, fax 940-566-2544 e-mail tapr@tapr.org, browse http://www.tapr.org ----- Greg Jones, WD5IVD Austin, Texas wd5ivd@tapr.org http://www.tapr.org/~wd5ivd --- 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 Jul 3 07:34:07 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id HAA26949 for ; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 07:34:05 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 20:56:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" cc: TAPR APRS Special Interest Group , aprsnews@tapr.org Subject: [aprsnews] [amsat-bb] SUNSAT MOBE B THIS SUNDAY (fwd) 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 Get those HT's out! ANOTHER FM repeater Satellite! (With potential Mic-E APRS posit/status reporting (with voice only)). Remember, you must start 10 KHz high at start of pass and end 10 Khz low at end of pass on the uplink. Downlink should be OK on 145.825 all the pass. de WB4APR, Bob ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 00:10:15 +0300 From: Hans To: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org, Garth Milne Subject: [amsat-bb] SUNSAT MOBE B THIS SUNDAY SUNSAT will operate in mode B this weekend while over the US and Europe. The times are as follows: USA Date AOS LOS Duration 07-04-99 17:40:28 17:58:24 00: 17:56 07-04-99 19:19:58 19:37:07 00: 17:09 Europe 07-04-99 11:03:17 11:20:22 00: 17:05 07-04-99 12:44:11 12:59:28 00: 15:17 Operation will be in FM repeater mode Uplink 436,291 Downlink 145,825 Mode: FM repeater Coments and reception reports are invited and should be addressed to SUNSAT at the following Email: sarlnews@intekom.co.za. We are particularly interested at the power level and antennas used. It should be possible to receive signals on a handy talkie. A commemorative QSL will be available soon. Have fun 73 Hans ZS5AKV ---- Via the amsat-bb mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to Majordomo@amsat.org --- 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 Jul 8 09:22:18 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id JAA11592 for ; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 09:22:15 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 10:15:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] MESSAGE Groups 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 Suggestion: In addition to the default Message Groups of ALL, CQ, QST and any others you may have, add your local ARRL Section or club. Rationale: Now that there are a half dozen THD7's in our local area, most of the users try to send messages back home while they are on travel. On Monday morning repeaters I hear comments like: "I sent you a message from Ohare". "Oh, Sorry I was not on on Saturday" Or, "No, I didnt see you there because I was zoomed in on Maryland"... If the objective in many cases is just to report your wanderings back to your local "APRS group", then rather than trying to send a message from the THd7 Keyboard to each of them, just send it to a common GROUP call for your area. Seems like the ARRL section might be such a local identifier. Or maybe your ham club. In our case AARC. You wont get an ack, since it is a group message, but it stands a much bigger chance of being read by someone who cares.... DOS Note: Before you enter INPUT-MY-MSG-GROUP, take a look at your existing groups on the READ page since you will have to re-enter the entire list to make an addition. Always include DOS so I can send you urgent fix notices... For DOS, the defaults are ALL, CQ, QST, DOS. 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 Thu Jul 8 11:58:44 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id LAA16375 for ; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 11:58:43 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 12:09:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] Re: MESSAGE Groups In-Reply-To: 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 OOPS: For this to work, the local IGate in your home area must also have the same MESSAGE GROUPS list so that it will pass the message back to RF. Thus IGates need to have a list of all local MESSAGE GROUPS. This should be easy to do... On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Bob Bruninga wrote: > Suggestion: In addition to the default Message Groups of ALL, CQ, QST > and any others you may have, add your local ARRL Section or club. > > Rationale: > Now that there are a half dozen THD7's in our local area, most of the > users try to send messages back home while they are on travel. On Monday > morning repeaters I hear comments like: "I sent you a message from > Ohare". "Oh, Sorry I was not on on Saturday" Or, "No, I didnt see you > there because I was zoomed in on Maryland"... > > If the objective in many cases is just to report your wanderings back to > your local "APRS group", then rather than trying to send a message from > the THd7 Keyboard to each of them, just send it to a common GROUP call for > your area. Seems like the ARRL section might be such a local identifier. > Or maybe your ham club. In our case AARC. > > You wont get an ack, since it is a group message, but it stands a much > bigger chance of being read by someone who cares.... > > DOS Note: Before you enter INPUT-MY-MSG-GROUP, take a look at your > existing groups on the READ page since you will have to re-enter the > entire list to make an addition. Always include DOS so I can send you > urgent fix notices... For DOS, the defaults are ALL, CQ, QST, DOS. > > de WB4APR, Bob > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to aprsnews as: BRUNINGA@NADN.NAVY.MIL > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-aprsnews-839E@lists.tapr.org > > APRSdos REPLY/COMMENT: Reply mail addr: wb4apr@amsat.org US mail address: 115 old Farm Ct, Glen Burnie, MD 21060 See DAYTON97 HISTORY: http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/dayton.html See Maryland APRS LIVE: http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/aprs.html See GPS on ANY radio: http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/mic-e.html --- 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 Jul 9 07:47:19 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id HAA01794 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 07:47:15 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 18:01:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRSdos 842 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 Several recent versions of APRS dos have improved the general data files supporting the MAPS-OVERLAY command. Now the data is automatically found in files associated with the 5 major map distros. Thus you have access to this data: MAPS-OVERLAY-DIGIS or GATES MAPS-OVERLAY-RADIO SHACKS MAPS-OVERLAY-CRASHES (all CAP recorded aircraft wreckages MAPS-OVERLAY-WX (plots all NWR radio sites) MAPS-OVERLAY-NWS (plots all NWS sites MAPS-OVERLAY-ZIPS (shows all zip codes (if you have loaded ZIPpos.zip All of the supporting files are in the MAP distros, but so that you dont have to download each one, I have zipped up all the OVERLAY.POS files in one distro on TAPR called APRSpos.zip. Just pkunzip -d and you got em all. APRS842 adds a growing list of VOICE repeaters to the overlay capability. So far we have VOICE repeater overlays in the NW, EAS and SE distros. Here is an opportunity for a volunteer in the the W, CEN, MID, SOUTH,EAS and SE areas. ALSO, there is a file called ZIPpos.zip which contains all the OVERLAY.POS files for the MAPS-OVERLAY-ZIPcodes command. NOTE TO OTHER MAPMAKERS! If you want all of the MAP-OVERLAY commands to work while users are in your MAPLIST, then you should copy my files for your area with a new name ending in .XXX that matches your .XXX distro. for example, For the Maryland MAP distro, .MD, I must copy all of the POS\*.EAS files to POS\*.MD. If you want to save room, you can go though the new POS\*.xxx files for your area and edit out all the entries that are not on your maps. 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 Fri Jul 9 07:48:18 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id HAA01851 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 07:48:17 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 18:38:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" cc: TAPR APRS Special Interest Group , aprsnews@tapr.org Subject: [aprsnews] Re: [aprssig] APRSdos 842 In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990708151941.00b421e0@theworks.com> 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 On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Byron Smith wrote: > So what really got "fixed" or added to 842? > >APRS842 adds a growing list of VOICE repeaters to the overlay > >capability. Thats all it does. SO I would not upgrade if you have something relatively recent. 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 Jul 9 07:48:41 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id HAA01864 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 07:48:40 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 22:46:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRSdos erratta 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 download the APRSpos.zip file, you should be in the APRS\POS directory before you unzip it. I forgot to zip it with the sub directory included. I will fix tomorrow... 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 Jul 13 21:06:06 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id VAA22054 for ; Tue, 13 Jul 1999 21:06:02 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 21:06:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] DOS maps NWmaps24.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 If anyone recently downloaded NWmaps23.zip thinnking they were getting the latest, they didnt. I just found that the one on TAPR was not the latest, so I uploaded the real latest as NWmaps24.zip Just hit the DOS MAPS command to see what you have. Or in APRS, hit the MAPS-CONFIG-DISTROS command... Only difference to the original NWmaps23.zip is the addition of the VOICE.NW file which will overlay all voice repeaters using the MAPS- OVERLAY-VOICE command in the NW region. If you separately downloaded APRSpos.zip you dont need this NWmaps24 upgrade since the APRSpos has all the latest VOICE.XX files in it. Sorry for the confusion... 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 Wed Jul 14 08:26:32 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id IAA22687 for ; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 08:26:32 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 22:44:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRS Via MIR 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 Only 2 weeks or so left of MIR on APRS or anything for that matter. LOTS of if's, but in my opinion, if you havent tried a little APRS via MIR, then it may be your last chance. MIR is coming up between 8PM to 5AM local daylight time these days, but this moves 15 minutes earlier every day... I see only one or two people doing APRS per pass, and a few UI frames and a few BBS users. REmember, I have been 100% successful with an 19 inch whip on my THD7 HT on every pass I have tried, so it aint hard. DIGI is R0MIR and freq is 145.985. Do NOT send your very long WinAPRS position packet. Try putting it or APRSdos in SPACE mode. read APRS\README\SPACE if you are a DOS user.. GOod luck. Do not hog it. ALl you need to see is your position and or status digipeated once, and then sit back and watch... 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 Wed Jul 14 08:26:32 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id IAA22685 for ; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 08:26:31 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 14:39:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRS Events Calendar July (rev1) 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 Here is an updated brief summary of upcoming communication/tracking events. Please let us know of any events that others might find interesting even if local. We can still watch from afar via http://www.aprs.net 10 Jul & 11th Seattle to Portland Bike Rally 10 Jul 1400 UTC KNSP and HABITAT Balloon Launches Hutchinson, KS 11 Jul 1300 UTC SSOK Balloon Launch, Salina, KS 11 Jul 1800 UTC APRS talk in South Africa via Landline/ voice nets 11 Jul Boise High Altitude Balloon Experiment 15 Jul 1930 EDT WB4APR meeting demo for AARC, Davidsonville, MD 20 Jul STS-93 SAREX with packet (APRS?) 21 Jul NASA Goddard ARC meeting on APRS Mic-Encoders and Mic-Lite. 24 Jul MS-150 Everett to Seattle 24 Jul Salt Lake CIty Marathon and 10K ?? Aug SIMSAT Launch. APRS Balloon in Wash DC area 18 Sep & 19th MS-150 St Louis, MO 6 Oct to 10 Oct Big Bear to Mamouth Mtn 365 mi Bike race in So CALIF 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 Jul 17 11:35:55 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id LAA28244 for ; Sat, 17 Jul 1999 11:35:47 -0500 (CDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Message-Id: Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 01:16:13 -0500 To: "APRS Announcements" From: Mike Musick Subject: [aprsnews] pocketAPRS v0.39 Released 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 pocketAPRS beta v0.39 has been uploaded to the TAPR FTP library: ftp://ftp.tapr.org//aprssig/palmstuff/palmaprs/pcktaprs.zip IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT! The internal database formats have again changed, and you MUST delete all previous pocketAPRS databases (which includes maps) before loading and starting v0.39! Failure to do this WILL crash the Palm! (After reloading the application, you can reload the maps you already have. The map format has not changed.) This time around there are several function and appearance changes, again in an effort to push it towards becoming "v1.0". Map Window and Status Bar - First and most obvious is a change in the map window appearance and function. Gone is the "popup palette" of buttons that appeared when you tapped on the map screen. This has been replaced with a full-time status and tool bar which occupies the bottom of the screen. The status bar contains the controls formerly in the palette, and works differently: you select the action first and *then* tap the screen, backwards from what it used to be. This type of operation is known as "modal" (you operate in a "mode"), and should require half the effort to do the more common functions. The controls are on the left side of the status bar, and appear in this order: zoom in, zoom out, default (1X) view, object select, add object, and "Here I am!". Tapping the default view control will redraw the screen, then return the function tool selection (such as zoom in) to where it was before restoring the default view. Object select does not work yet, and is the last remaining major item in the way of production release. Aside from control changes, the status bar gave us the space for other important indicators: most recently heard station, digipeat not heard, GPS offline, and (YES!) a battery level indicator. A fun addition to the status bar is that you can tap on the callsign appearing in the "most recently heard" space, and it will immediately go to the station info form for that call. A very quick shortcut for "who is that?". Object Editing - new with v0.39 is complete object editing capability. Not only can you easily update your own manually-entered objects, you can "take control" and edit (or delete) objects originating from other stations, retransmitting the changed status to the network. Object Transmit - previous to v0.39, manually-entered objects transmitted once and then never again. This now works as expected. Object Expiration - this is a new feature to APRS programs. pocketAPRS objects can be set to "self-delete" after a specified period; the current default is 30 minutes, but is settable to other values on the object creation screen, and the value can be edited. As far as on-air function goes, the result is the same as if you broadcast an object in APRSdos, and then "killed" it manually. It is not removed from the station/object list until deleted manually. Station List Functions - the popup commands that were new in v0.37 are improved in v0.39. Most noticable is that when you select a station (as opposed to an object), the "Edit" command becomes "Send Message", which then displays the send message dialog. "Locate", however, does not function yet. Kenwood D7 - a number of users had commented about the "retry" problem when trying to run with the D7. With major help (thanks, Jonathan!) it was discovered that the program was overrunning the D7's command processor pretty badly, so several timings were adjusted to bring this under control. General Fixes - two major longstanding bugs of a "general crash" nature were discovered and swatted, and a number of other minor annoyances were fixed. Help Files - the built-in help texts HAVE NOT been changed to reflect the new functions. These will be updated in the next release. As mentioned above, the most significant item pending completion is object selection from the map screen. There are a few other things I'd like to get on the "done" checklist for v1.0, but the object selection is the biggest. I plan one more beta (...I've said that before...) that will be a genuine test release of every major feature planned for v1.0. ...mike/N0QBF --- 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 Jul 17 11:36:02 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id LAA28264 for ; Sat, 17 Jul 1999 11:36:00 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 12:29:05 -0400 From: Stan Horzepa Reply-To: "APRS Announcements" X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] QST TH-D7 Product Review Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit List-Unsubscribe: List-Software: Lyris Server version 3.0 List-Subscribe: List-Owner: X-List-Host: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio X-Message-Id: <3790AF4E.5CA9BEBC@ct2.nai.net> Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk QST has granted me permission to distribute copies of my Kenwood TH-D7 product review that appears in August QST. The file is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format and is 255 kbytes. Email me at wa1lou@arrl.net and I will email a copy back to you. Stan, WA1LOU --- 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 Jul 18 10:24:10 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id KAA15285 for ; Sun, 18 Jul 1999 10:24:10 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: From: "Brent Hildebrand" To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRS+SA v1.99 "T" and SAREX Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 19:47:30 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 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: <03a801bed0c7$e269b3c0$dd2dfea9@dell> Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk APRS+SA v1.99 Beta "T" In preparation for the upcoming SAREX flight, APRS+SA v1.99 "T" will decode the Grid Square in Status (GSS) packet. It will only look for 6 characters grids with or without an icon. The 4 element grid square is not supported by APRS+SA at this time. It supports Icons, assuming they are in the primary symbol table. When APRS+SA is in Grid-In-To mode, the transmitted status changes to the GSS packet. Posits are still in Grid-In-To format. The text associated with GSS is the Posit text that the user has programmed. Here is a sample output of APRS+SA in GSS mode: KH2Z>DM14KA,WB6JAR-10*,WIDE:>DM14KAz APRS is "RAD"IO Yes, it is a combination of Grid-In-To and GSS. But more importantly, it will decode this as a Posit. The program does not have to be in GSS mode to decode this packet. It looks as the first six characters. If characters [1 2 5 6] are in A-Z, and [3 4] are 0-9, then is automatically assumes it is a grid square, and decodes it as such. The program does have to be in GSS mode to transmit a status packet of this form, otherwise, it will transmit a standard status packet. To install v1.99, you must first install v0.9.22, the current "official" release. The copy the files of GPS199T.zip to your APRS+SA directory, and rerun Setup.exe. Brent Hildebrand, KH2Z APRS+SA http://www.tapr.org/~kh2z/aprsplus APRS+SA v1.99 "T" ftp://ftp.tapr.org/aprssig/winstuff/aprsplus/GPS199T.zip p.s., I will be traveling next week, far from Email. [] --- 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 Jul 19 08:45:36 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id IAA03434 for ; Mon, 19 Jul 1999 08:45:34 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 09:41:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] SAREX and 145.79 No! 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 On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Cap Pennell wrote: > The time has come! The reason we've QSY'd to 144.39 across the USA is > upon us. The final SAREX shuttle mission, Launches TOMORRROW and uses > 145.800 as the downlink for ALL operations. > we sure don't want APRSers to be accused of ... interference! Please cease all 145.79 operations for the duration of this mission. THis is important since only a few packets disrupting SHUTTLE comms with schools or other hams, no matter how insignificant, will undermine the enormous effort we made in this historic QSY. Good thinking CAP... 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 Mon Jul 19 18:10:47 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id SAA21400 for ; Mon, 19 Jul 1999 18:10:44 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:53:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org, sarex@amsat.org Subject: [aprsnews] SAREX APRS Packet? 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 is probable that SAREX will usually be in VOICE mode over the USA when the astronauts are awake, and hopefully be in PACKET mode when they sleep. Here is my (uninformed) guess based on the timeline of when you might expect to operate some PACKET under the above assumptions: SLEEP: Astronauts are on the following sleep schedule: JULY 20th 0436 UTC Launch 21st 0200 UTC SAREX is unpacked and set up 21st 1430-2230 UTC First sleep period with SAREX 22nd 1330-2130 UTC Second sleep period with SAREX 23rd 1230-2030 UTC Third sleep period with SAREX 24th 0430 UTC Stow SAREX Looking at the orbit, I draw the following approximate conclusions: * The crew is awake over the USA and S.Africa (expect Voice?) * The crew sleeps over S.America, C.Africa and India (Packet?) * The crew sleeps over early Australia passes (Packet?) * Spain and Italy will see some sleep time passes (Packet?) So stations outside the USA may have good opportunities to play with the SAREX packet system and APRS. THe above are very crude approximations. Expect anything at any time! 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 Jul 20 08:50:23 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id IAA27121 for ; Tue, 20 Jul 1999 08:50:22 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: X-Sender: plkilroy@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 00:29:12 -0400 To: "APRS Announcements" From: Pat Kilroy (by way of Pat Kilroy ) Subject: [aprsnews] STS-93 SAREX Bulletin 1 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: <3.0.5.32.19990720002912.008df590@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov> Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-93.001 STS-93 SAREX Bulletin 1: Columbia Ready Silver Spring, Maryland USA July 19, 1999 @ 2300 UTC Columbia Ready for the Final SAREX Flight Just a few hours before launch, operations continue on schedule for space shuttle Columbia on STS-93, the brief five-day mission on which the Chandra X-Ray Observatory will be deployed. According to Reuters news service, Chandra, named for late Indian- born Nobel Laureate Subrahmanyan Chanrasekhar, known as Chandra to his friends, will study X-ray emissions from distant stars and galaxies that are largely undetectable from earth because of atmospheric distortion. STS-93 is the 25th and final flight of the Space Amateur Radio EXperiment (SAREX) on the space shuttle. Amateur Radio in human space flight will continue the fine tradition set by the shuttle and space station Mir by soon boarding the International Space Station. This will take the form of the multinational Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). As in previous SAREX missions, crew members will take turns making scheduled 2-way radio contacts with schools, random radio contacts with Amateur Radio operators, and a few personal contacts with their families. Five schools are scheduled to talk with the astronauts using ham radio frequencies and the volunteer-based AMSAT Telebridge Network. The primary goal of the SAREX and ARISS programs is to excite the students' interest in science, technology, mathematics and the U.S. and international space program. To find out when Columbia will be in your radio range, a satellite tracking program for your personal computer can be obtained from the AMSAT web site at or other sources, or watch for SAREX Rise/Set times in coming SAREX bulletins. Here is a pre-launch set of the estimated orbital elements from Gil Carman, WA5NOM, that describes the orbit during the time period when the school contacts and most of the amateur radio operations are to take place: STS-093 1 99093U 99202.11969685 .00195261 00000-0 45118-3 0 39 2 99093 28.4716 190.1407 0001364 70.2068 289.8869 15.95498675 165 Satellite: STS-093 Catalog number: 99093 Epoch time: 99202.11969685 = (21-Jul-1999 02:52:21.808 UTC) Element set: 003 Inclination: 28.4716 deg RA of node: 190.1407 deg Space Shuttle Flight STS-093 Eccentricity: .0001364 Prelaunch element set JSC-003 Arg of perigee: 70.2068 deg Launch: 20-Jul-1999 04:36:00 UTC Mean anomaly: 289.8869 deg Mean motion: 15.95498675 rev/day Gil Carman Decay rate: 1.95261e-03 rev/day^2 NASA Johnson Space Center Epoch rev: 16 Checksum: 346 Deorbit: 25-Jul-1999 02:31 UTC (orbit 79) MET 04/21:55 Landing: 25-Jul-1999 03:23 UTC (orbit 80) MET 04/22:47 Introducing the crew of Columbia on STS-93: Commander (CDR) Eileen Collins, KD5EDS Pilot (PLT) Jeffrey Ashby Mission Specialist 1 (MS1) Cady Coleman, KC5ZTH Mission Specialist 2 (MS2) Steven Hawley Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Michel Tognini, KD5EJZ Frequencies in MHz (FM): Uplink Downlink Packet 144.49 145.80 European voice 144.49 145.80 Voice (except over Europe) 144.47 145.80 Voice (except over Europe) 144.45 145.80 School contacts varies 145.80 Outside Europe, pick one of the two voice frequencies at random. NOTES: SAREX voice and packet radio operations will begin before the first school contact which occurs early in Flight Day 2. Gil Carman, WA5NOM, says the crew has expressed a preference for voice mode over packet during the periods when they are awake, with the packet robot on only during sleep periods. All passes over the continental U.S. are during their awake shifts, and all sleep passes will be over Asia and South America. So, U.S. stations may have few packet opportunities on this flight. Please listen on the downlink for the crew to call CQ. If the crewperson is in the middle of a QSO please wait until they are done. Packet: Connect to W5RRR-1 and you will get a packet connect number from the robot mode. Please do this only once. Connecting multiple times only deprives others of a chance to participate. Turn on monitoring to see who else is working the robot mode and to get status messages from the SAREX packet rig. Please do not connect to other ground stations through the SAREX packet rig. Timely and highly valuable information is being released by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, on the anticipated SAREX packet radio operations and APRS opportunities. Watch for his posts to the sarex@amsat.org e-mail list and various TAPR and APRS mail lists , and news in these SAREX bulletins . Bulletin updates will be released periodically through the mission. You may also check for late braking news. Submitted by Pat Kilroy, WD8LAQ, for Will Marchant, KC6ROL, and the SAREX Working Group. /EX ===================================================================== Patrick L. Kilroy HM SSPP Hitchhiker I&T Lead Engineer Phone: 301-286-1984 NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Fax: 301-286-1673 Building 5, Mail Code 568 E-mail: pat.kilroy@gsfc.nasa.gov Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 Web: http://sspp.gsfc.nasa.gov ===================================================================== Visit SimSat website at http://simsat.gsfc.nasa.gov --- 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 Jul 21 08:02:54 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id IAA21422 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 1999 08:02:49 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 18:06:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRS via MIR 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 The MIR APRS Bulletin is currently inviting APRS digipeating: "BLN1: The MIR crew and MIREX team hopes you enjoy the R0MIR Digi" Only a few weeks left. MIR is passing over the USA this week 7 times a day between about 1800 to 0300 in your local time zone. (earlier by 20 minutes each day). Just set your APRS on 145.985 and your path to VIA R0MIR and join the fun! My MIREX WEB page that maintains a list of the packets heard on the last 8 passes (as heard in Maryland) shows about a dozen or fewer stations playing with UI packets and only 2 or three are using APRS. So there is plenty of room. Since MIR favors the northern USA (compared with SAREX which favors the south), now is a good time to experiment with APRS via satellite. It only takes 5 watts to a whip antenna to hit MIR. Kenwood THD7's will work as is... MIR will be abandoned in a week or so (maybe??) so last chance... de WB4APR, Bob Following calls seen by my WEB page on 20 July passes (EDT): http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/mirex.html <== link to "pass files" 1636 pass N3ZLL,NP2VX,N5UXQ,N4ZO,KD4YCS,VO1KMS 2020 pass N5ZNL,K5WR,KA9OKT,N0JY-5,N5MML,WD9GWU,VA3HRA,VA3KA,N3ZLL WA6YET,WB8ZHU,KC1YT 2157 PASS N4ZO,N5WD,KC5VIO,VE2IKO,KH2NC,VA3DRV-7,KA7HTC 2328 PASS N5UXQ,KD4YCS,KB2QLE,VA3DRW-7,KB2QLF 0107 PASS KH2NC,N0JY-5,KD4YCS,KB0GKN-10,N4WYK-7 0245 PASS N0JY-5,KC7SIK,KD4YCS,KH2HC,N4ZO,N5UXQ,KB0GKN,N9UYK 0417 PASS N0JY-5,N5UXQ --- 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 Jul 21 15:40:19 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id PAA04116 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:40:19 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: From: "Horzepa, Stan" To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] AMSAT Phase 3D DC Vibe Tour Sked! Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:37:33 -0500 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: <1B66FFC6BE1CD211A0620008C7A42AC273219F@mrdnexch01.ct.adc.com> Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk AMSAT PHASE 3D DC VIBRATION TOUR SCHEDULE The AMSAT P3D vibe schedule is changing fast because with all the HST and EOS-1 space hardware competing for time in environmental testing at GSFC, P3D is kind of riding on "stand by" right now. You are invited to this evening's Goddard Amateur Radio Club (GARC) meeting starting at 5:30 p.m. at the WA3NAN club site. By 6:15 p.m. a group will break for the GSFC Building 7 vibration facility. Cameras and flashes are okay but attendance must be limited to *adult* U.S. citizens with legal picture ID. No RSVP is required under these conditions. There are TWO additional tentative P3D "tour" opportunities. One is this Friday, July 23 at 3 p.m. and then again at 6 p.m. For the Friday tours, all should meet at the guard shack at the GSFC main gate on Greenbelt Road no later than 15 minutes before tour time. Please note that all tour arrangements are tentative based on a number of constraints, including critical P3D work such as attaching the solar panels and vibe table availability. P3D at this moment is in an acoustic chamber in queue for the vibration tables. Watch the AMSAT-DC e-mail list closely to check for last minute changes, otherwise you may show up and the tour date or time had changed! To subscribe to the AMSAT-DC list -- even for a just few days is okay -- go to http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html and the Mailing List services link there. It's all automated so subscribing and unsubscribing is a snap! DIRECTIONS Talk-in is on 146.835 MHz FM WA3NAN/R. Coordinates, lat/lon: DD MM SS.S DD MM SS.S WA3NAN club station N 38 59 57.2, W076 50 47.6 GSFC Main Gate N 38 59 30.9, W076 51 08.5 GSFC Building 7 N 38 59 54.1, W076 50 59.6 Closest APRS digi is N3IYI (Bob) in Lanham, MD (3 miles away). >From Washington, DC: Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) North to Greenbelt Road (Route 193). Take Greenbelt Road East for approximately two miles. The main gate guard shack is on the left at the first traffic light after Cipriano Road. Visitors to WA3NAN should continue on to the next traffic light and turn left onto Soil Conservation Road. The GARC facility is on the right (Gate 10) after the second traffic light. Can't miss WA3NAN club antenna farm. >From Baltimore: Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) South to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. Exit at Powder Mill Road and follow the signs to the Goddard Visitor Center. WA3NAN is on the left (Gate 10) across from the large cleanroom building bearing the NASA "meatball" logo. For the GSFC main gate, continue past the turn for the Visitor Center to the next traffic light (Greenbelt Road). Turn right on Greenbelt Road, then turn right at the next traffic light to enter the main gate. >From Virginia: Take the Capitol Beltway. From either the inner or outer loop, exit to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Maryland Route 295) North. Then follow the directions "From Washington, D.C." above. Other Info and Maps: http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/vc/info/info.htm http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/vc/events/vc-cal.htm http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/welcome/gsfcmap/gsfcarea.htm Please re-read the info above about the contingencies that you may encounter in attempting a visit. Remember that the schedule can change in a moment's notice. Other Links: W3IWI PHOTOS http://www.clark.net/pub/tac/p3d.htm HOT ONES! GARC STATION http://garc.gsfc.nasa.gov/www/garc-home-page.html Before visiting to Greenbelt you may wish to visit the AMSAT Phase 3D web site at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/phase3d.html to get the latest scoop to show the AMSAT team that you have been staying abreast of their very hard work. The team here includes Lou, Stan, Dick, Rick, Bob, Chuck & Jay. Please memorize their names, offer them your verbal support, and thank them madly. Sincerely, Pat WD8LAQ At 05:50 PM 7/20/99 -0400, SCHULTZ@cddis.gsfc.nasa.gov wrote: >Amsat's Phase 3D satellite is presently at NASA Goddard Space Flight >Center in Greenbelt to undergo vibration testing. The satellite team >from Florida has spent the past two days assembling the spacecraft >into its final launch configuration to prepare it for the shake test. >Prior to the shake test its fuel tanks will be filled with isopropal >alcohol to simulate the mass of rocket fuel that will be carried on >the actual launch. > >The test schedule is very uncertain, the team hopes to complete >the test and be ready to ship everything back to Florida by this >weekend, but other test activites at Goddard, most notably the >preparations for October's Hubble Space Telescope service mission, >may cause the schedule to slip into next week. > >If any local Amsat folks or other interested persons would like >a chance to inspect Phase 3D in person while it is here, please >contact myself (n8fgv@amsat.org) or Pat Kilroy (wd8laq@amsat.org), >we will try to make arrangments to get you in to Goddard if >possible. We do not presently have plans for a public open >house event because of the short notice and the uncertainty of >the testing schedule. If the satellite is in the test chamber >there may not be very much to see from outside. We will post >any updates to amsat-dc as we learn more about the schedule. > >I regret that because of Goddard security regulations, this >offer is limited to persons who are US citizens only. > >Dan Schultz N8FGV ==================================================================== Patrick L. Kilroy WK SSPP Hitchhiker I&T Lead Engineer Phone: 301-286-1984 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Fax: 301-286-1673 Building 5, Mail Code 568 E-mail: pat.kilroy@gsfc.nasa.gov Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 Web: http://sspp.gsfc.nasa.gov ==================================================================== Visit SimSat at http://simsat.gsfc.nasa.gov --- 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 Jul 22 09:12:25 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id JAA14204 for ; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 09:12:25 -0500 (CDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Message-Id: Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 09:04:58 -0400 To: "APRS Announcements" From: Mike Musick Subject: [aprsnews] pocketAPRS v0.40 Uploaded 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 A bug with possible on-air consequences was discovered in v0.39 (my thanks to all of you who sent bug reports!), and it was important enough to force a timely distribution of the fix. Also, a couple of users reported "Fatal Error" problems related to putting too much text in certain fields, and those problems have also been fixed. Download the new version from: ftp://ftp.tapr.org//aprssig/palmstuff/palmaprs/paprs040.zip If you've already loaded v0.39 on your Palm, you can just HotSync the new version right on top without deleting databases or maps, or otherwise affecting any settings. If you're still running v0.37 or earlier, a complete deleting of all databases and maps will need to be done. ...mike --- 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 Jul 22 21:42:52 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id VAA03872 for ; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 21:42:52 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 22:10:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] APRS via MIR going well 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 COme join us. WIth only 3 weeks more of MIR ever (probably), Last night I shifted my APRS station over to 145.985 and have been seeing how many stations I can pick up. SO far, with only 24 hours of monitoring, I have copied about 50 stations communicating via R0MIR with UI frames. About 16 or so are using APRS. Many are THD7's. Here are some highlights today: 1) Copied 3 posits from N8DEU-15 mobile and moving between Jackson and Meridian Mississippi over a 23 mile trip! (The black hole) 2) Copied KC5JGV-7 mobile in North Arkansas and moving north at 50 MPH 3) Copied yours truely mobile and moving between Annapolis and Baltimore 4) Pass just completed saw 5 more stations This pass I uplinked the moving OBJECT (R0MIR) so that anyone monitoring would "SEE" MIR on their maps. If anyone else wants to do this, please do. About one successful uplink a minute would do nicely.. Don't be agressive. Just put your station on 145.985 from about 5:30 PM local time to after Midnight over the USA and you will see lots of folks about every hour and a half. Once you hear a pass, look for the next one 92 minutes later. APRSdos suggestions: 1) Start of pass, INPUT-MY-POS and INPUT-MY-STATUS to reset your timers 2) Be sure to have CONTROLS-FILTERS-OTHER to ON so you see not just APRS 3) You must set UNPROTO to R0MIR At end of pass you will see everyone on the P-list (Most non-APRS stations will have 000/000 posits). The LIST-STATUS will show the last packet from everyone and the LIST-LOG will show ALL UI packets in sequence! Do a FILE-SAVE-MIR so that you can reload the same file each night and keep accumulating more stations. Do NOT expect an ACK. Once you see your packet digipeated, ERASE it. Send Bulletins mostly, since that is the only general packet that ALL THD7's can see that are not directly addressed to them. See ya in 90 minutes... 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 Fri Jul 23 10:18:37 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id KAA06798 for ; Fri, 23 Jul 1999 10:18:32 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 11:11:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" Subject: [aprsnews] SAREX Packet 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 is probable that SAREX will usually be in VOICE mode over the USA when the astronauts are awake, and hopefully be in PACKET mode when they sleep. Note that they sleep during Mid-Day (USA time), but their orbits are over the USA in the evening and night. Here is my (uninformed) guess based on the timeline of when you might expect to operate some PACKET under the above assumptions: JULY 23rd 04xx UTC Launch 24th 0200 UTC SAREX is unpacked and set up 24th 1430-2230 UTC First sleep period (good packet chances) 25th 1330-2130 UTC Second sleep period (good packet chances) 26th 1230-2030 UTC Third sleep period (good packet chances) 27th 0430 UTC Stow SAREX Looking at the orbit, I draw the following approximate conclusions: * The crew is awake over the USA (night time) (expect Voice?) * The crew sleeps over S.America, C.Africa and India (Packet?) * The crew sleeps over early Australia passes (Packet?) * Spain and Italy will see some sleep time passes (Packet?) Northern Europe wont see the shuttle at all, but can monitor MIR. for APRS UI packets. So stations outside the USA may have good opportunities to play with the SAREX packet system and APRS. THe above are very crude approximations. Expect anything at any time! All downlinks are on 145.800 MHz. Never transmit there. Uplinks are: Packet(everywhere) 144.49 UP Voice (USA) 144.45 and .47 UP Voice (Europe) 144.49 UP PACKET: APRS UI transmissions are encouraged. EIther run APRS or use your TNC to send UI packets via W5RRR-1. (Manual users should begin each line with ">" so APRS stations will capture them). Do NOT attempt connections to any other station, it is very inneffecient and inconsiderate.. Communicate with everyone via UI packets only. While planning Demos, dont overlook the UI packets on MIR's downlink of 145.985 as well. 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 Fri Jul 23 12:32:04 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id MAA10610 for ; Fri, 23 Jul 1999 12:32:04 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: X-Sender: plkilroy@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov X-Priority: 1 (Highest) Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 12:33:36 -0400 To: "APRS Announcements" From: Pat Kilroy Subject: [aprsnews] Re: AMSAT Phase 3D DC Vibe Tour Sked! Cc: garc-bb@garc.gsfc.nasa.gov, aprsnews@lists.tapr.org, aprssig@lists.tapr.org, simsat@listserv.gsfc.nasa.gov, rlindquist@arrl.org, w4ri@arrl.org, fieldops@AMSAT.Org In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990721160132.007f4610@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov> References: <990720175045.1648@CDDIS.GSFC.NASA.GOV> 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: <3.0.5.32.19990723123336.0084f7e0@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov> Sender: bounce-aprsnews-839@lists.tapr.org Precedence: bulk TO ALL IN AND NEAR THE DC AREA All is GO for the two separate AMSAT P3D vibe tours today, One at 3 p.m. and the other at 6 p.m. Visitors please be sure to arrive several minutes early to sign in at the guard desk at the Goddard main gate. We depart for the Building 7 vibration facility promptly at the scheduled time. Don't forget your camera! Sincerely, Pat WD8LAQ AMSAT Area Coordinator Washington, D.C. area P.S. UPDATE: You can also subscribe to the AMSAT-DC list via *e-mail* (in addition to via the web as mentioned earlier) as well as to the ONCE-A-DAY-ONLY digest format. Send your request to majordomo@amsat.org with subscribe amsat-dc-digest on the first line of text in the body of your message. At 04:01 PM 7/21/99 -0400, Pat Kilroy wrote: >AMSAT PHASE 3D DC VIBRATION TOUR SCHEDULE > >The AMSAT P3D vibe schedule is changing fast because with all the >HST and EOS-1 space hardware competing for time in environmental >testing at GSFC, P3D is kind of riding on "stand by" right now. > >You are invited to this evening's Goddard Amateur Radio Club >(GARC) meeting starting at 5:30 p.m. at the WA3NAN club site. By >6:15 p.m. a group will break for the GSFC Building 7 vibration >facility. Cameras and flashes are okay but attendance must >be limited to *adult* U.S. citizens with legal picture ID. No >RSVP is required under these conditions. > >There are TWO additional tentative P3D "tour" opportunities. One >is this Friday, July 23 at 3 p.m. and then again at 6 p.m. For >the Friday tours, all should meet at the guard shack at the GSFC >main gate on Greenbelt Road no later than 15 minutes before tour >time. > >Please note that all tour arrangements are tentative based on >a number of constraints, including critical P3D work such as >attaching the solar panels and vibe table availability. P3D >at this moment is in an acoustic chamber in queue for the >vibration tables. Watch the AMSAT-DC e-mail list closely >to check for last minute changes, otherwise you may show up >and the tour date or time had changed! To subscribe to the >AMSAT-DC list -- even for a just few days is okay -- go to >http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html and the Mailing >List services link there. It's all automated so subscribing >and unsubscribing is a snap! > >DIRECTIONS > >Talk-in is on 146.835 MHz FM WA3NAN/R. > >Coordinates, lat/lon: DD MM SS.S DD MM SS.S > >WA3NAN club station N 38 59 57.2, W076 50 47.6 >GSFC Main Gate N 38 59 30.9, W076 51 08.5 >GSFC Building 7 N 38 59 54.1, W076 50 59.6 > >Closest APRS digi is N3IYI (Bob) in Lanham, MD (3 miles away). > >From Washington, DC: >Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) North to Greenbelt >Road (Route 193). Take Greenbelt Road East for approximately two >miles. The main gate guard shack is on the left at the first traffic >light after Cipriano Road. Visitors to WA3NAN should continue on >to the next traffic light and turn left onto Soil Conservation Road. >The GARC facility is on the right (Gate 10) after the second traffic >light. Can't miss WA3NAN club antenna farm. > >From Baltimore: >Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) South to the >Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. Exit at Powder Mill Road >and follow the signs to the Goddard Visitor Center. WA3NAN is on >the left (Gate 10) across from the large cleanroom building bearing >the NASA "meatball" logo. For the GSFC main gate, continue past the >turn for the Visitor Center to the next traffic light (Greenbelt >Road). Turn right on Greenbelt Road, then turn right at the next >traffic light to enter the main gate. > >From Virginia: >Take the Capitol Beltway. From either the inner or outer loop, >exit to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Maryland Route 295) >North. Then follow the directions "From Washington, D.C." above. > >Other Info and Maps: >http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/vc/info/info.htm >http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/vc/events/vc-cal.htm >http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/welcome/gsfcmap/gsfcarea.htm > >Please re-read the info above about the contingencies that >you may encounter in attempting a visit. Remember that >the schedule can change in a moment's notice. > >Other Links: >W3IWI PHOTOS http://www.clark.net/pub/tac/p3d.htm HOT ONES! >GARC STATION http://garc.gsfc.nasa.gov/www/garc-home-page.html > >Before visiting to Greenbelt you may wish to visit the AMSAT >Phase 3D web site at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/phase3d.html >to get the latest scoop to show the AMSAT team that you have been >staying abreast of their very hard work. The team here includes >Lou, Stan, Dick, Rick, Bob, Chuck & Jay. Please memorize their >names, offer them your verbal support, and thank them madly. > >Sincerely, > >Pat WD8LAQ > > >At 05:50 PM 7/20/99 -0400, SCHULTZ@cddis.gsfc.nasa.gov wrote: >>Amsat's Phase 3D satellite is presently at NASA Goddard Space Flight >>Center in Greenbelt to undergo vibration testing. The satellite team >>from Florida has spent the past two days assembling the spacecraft >>into its final launch configuration to prepare it for the shake test. >>Prior to the shake test its fuel tanks will be filled with isopropal >>alcohol to simulate the mass of rocket fuel that will be carried on >>the actual launch. >> >>The test schedule is very uncertain, the team hopes to complete >>the test and be ready to ship everything back to Florida by this >>weekend, but other test activites at Goddard, most notably the >>preparations for October's Hubble Space Telescope service mission, >>may cause the schedule to slip into next week. >> >>If any local Amsat folks or other interested persons would like >>a chance to inspect Phase 3D in person while it is here, please >>contact myself (n8fgv@amsat.org) or Pat Kilroy (wd8laq@amsat.org), >>we will try to make arrangments to get you in to Goddard if >>possible. We do not presently have plans for a public open >>house event because of the short notice and the uncertainty of >>the testing schedule. If the satellite is in the test chamber >>there may not be very much to see from outside. We will post >>any updates to amsat-dc as we learn more about the schedule. >> >>I regret that because of Goddard security regulations, this >>offer is limited to persons who are US citizens only. >> >>Dan Schultz N8FGV > ==================================================================== Patrick L. Kilroy WK SSPP Hitchhiker I&T Lead Engineer Phone: 301-286-1984 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Fax: 301-286-1673 Building 5, Mail Code 568 E-mail: pat.kilroy@gsfc.nasa.gov Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 Web: http://sspp.gsfc.nasa.gov ==================================================================== Visit SimSat at http://simsat.gsfc.nasa.gov --- 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 Jul 28 21:40:49 1999 Received: from lists.tapr.org (lists.tapr.org [204.17.217.24]) by tapr.org (8.9.3/8.9.3/1.10) with SMTP id VAA13695 for ; Wed, 28 Jul 1999 21:40:48 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: arctic.nadn.navy.mil: bruninga owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 21:20:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob Bruninga X-Sender: bruninga@arctic To: "APRS Announcements" cc: billmiller@sistersnet.com Subject: [aprsnews] Oregon APRSdos map 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 I just posted NWmaps26.zip which contains a new 32 mile map around Sisters Oregon comissioned by KJ7GQ who lives there.... ENjoy, 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