[aprssig] Beta-quality APRS device statistics
Jason Rausch
jason at ke4nyv.com
Wed May 19 15:35:21 EDT 2010
I noticed that the HamHUD TOCALL APRHH2 shows up in the TOCALL list, but does not show up in the % of use list (first list). I am wondering what we are missing in our reporting that is causing them not to show up.
Also, all RTrak hardware uses the OpenTracker 1+ TOCALL, so I would like to think there is a small percentage of trackers that are reporting as OpenTrackers are actually RTrak hardware. Until I can convince Scott to give the RTrak firmware a different TOCALL, it will have to be that way. I would like to use somthing such as APRRT1, APRRT2, ect.
Jason Rausch - KE4NYV
RPC Electronics, LLC
www.rpc-electronics.com
--- On Wed, 5/19/10, Heikki Hannikainen <hessu at hes.iki.fi> wrote:
> From: Heikki Hannikainen <hessu at hes.iki.fi>
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Beta-quality APRS device statistics
> To: "TAPR APRS Mailing List" <aprssig at tapr.org>
> Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 3:29 PM
> On Wed, 19 May 2010, Stephen H. Smith
> wrote:
>
> > * New destination of "APSK63" is
> being generated by the APRS
> > Messenger
> APRS-over-PSK63 program now being increasingly used on
> > 30 meters HF.
> Full details on this new APRS mode here:
>
> Thanks, I've added it in the code now together with a
> couple of others which were not listed in Bob's list. It
> seems to support the more traditional TNC approaches too,
> what dstcalls does it use in that case? Still APSK63?
>
> It would be very, very nice and good if people developing
> new applications would do their destination callsign
> registrations (or ask for mic-e type codes) with Bob, so
> that statistics like this would be easier to get right.
>
> > * APTIGR is used by Tigertronics
> Tigertrack tracker (device similar
> > to a TinyTrack). I have
> used one on on 30M HF conventional AX.25
> > FSK APRS for about 7
> years now.
>
> Hm, there are no stations with that dstcall in my database,
> which contains over a year of data. Are you sure about this
> one?
>
> > If your statistics are even remotely correct, it's
> interesting to note that the top 10 originators of APRS
> packets by vendors are HARDWARE devices (trackers, Kenwood
> radios, etc), rather than computer programs, with the
> exception of UIview and "Open Source" (which I presume means
> Xastir)..
>
> I suppose they're remotely correct. Open Source includes a
> number of projects, which are shown in the 'model' list
> above the 'vendor' list. The most popular one being Xastir,
> but the rest make up for more than 50% of that "vendor"
> (HaMDR, aprsd, aprs4r, aprsdroid).
>
> > I'm guessing the vast majority of users are now moving
> to hardware-only sources, probably overwhelmingly
> transmit-only. I would further posit that these same
> users are probably using the Internet sites findu, APRS.fi,
> etc) to see the results of their transmissions, rather than
> run local software for off-the-air receive.
>
> You're probably right (even if Bob would not like it). The
> kenwoods and the Yaesus, of which there are plenty in the
> top ten, are messaging-capable. I hope the new ones are more
> comfortable to use for that purpose.
>
> - Hessu
>
>
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