[aprssig] aprssig Digest, Vol 71, Issue 27
Steve Noskowicz
noskosteve at yahoo.com
Sat May 29 17:16:51 EDT 2010
JUST be sure not to tell ANYONE...
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73, Steve, K9DCI USN (Vet) MOT (Ret) Ham (Yet)
--- On Sat, 5/29/10, Chris Bertaut <cbertaut at joimail.com> wrote:
> From: Chris Bertaut <cbertaut at joimail.com>
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] aprssig Digest, Vol 71, Issue 27
> To: aprssig at tapr.org
> Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010, 1:45 PM
> Lisa:
>
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> password maxk91909
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>
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> that you requested.
>
> Please let me know if you would like to request another
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>
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>
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> >Today's Topics:
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> > 1. APRStt ( change the
> subject line ) (ml41782)
> > 2. Free batteries, UPS's and Refers
> (Robert Bruninga)
> > 3. Re: Free batteries, UPS's and
> Refers (Wes Johnston, AI4PX)
> > 4. Programming DTMF memories (Robert
> Bruninga)
> > 5. Re: Free batteries, UPS's and
> Refers (Steve Noskowicz)
> > 6. Re: Short-term outage Friday
> evening: Network maintenance at
> > Texas A&M University (Gerald
> Creager)
> > 7. Re: Short-term outage Friday
> evening: Network maintenance at
> > Texas A&M University (Bill V
> WA7NWP)
> > 8. VOICE Alert Speaks (Bob Bruninga
> )
> >
> >
> >----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 1
> >Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 05:28:21 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: ml41782 <ml41782 at yahoo.com>
> >Subject: [aprssig] APRStt ( change the
> subject line )
> >To: aprssig at tapr.org
> >Message-ID: <482106.98076.qm at web52301.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks ,
> > I also run the mini ITX systems myself. Normally with
> 4 gigs ram and either a 1GB flash drive or a 10 gig laptop
> HD. I prefer running Linux Mint 9, ax25 tools,
> digi_ned and shortly I will add APRSG to finish it up for
> now. I have found Mint 9 to be more stable than any
> other versions. ( My preference ) . Ubuntu 10 they dropped
> and screwed up what they had working from earlier versions.
>
> >Life of an ITX at a site is less than two years and Its
> time to swap out components. sometimes more sometimes less.
> The great thing is that you can use the site batteries to
> power it.
> >
> >I would like to find someone that would write the
> APRStt software to linux so it could be run from a compact
> flash or solid state HD. I'm willing to build out the
> hardware, Do the testing, tweaking and report bugs. I'm not
> a code writer.
> >
> >You just can't run windows for a very long time on on
> compact flash.
> >too much memory writes and swaps.
> >
> >Mike K4MQF
> >
> >"
> >From: Michael Conrad <do5mc at friggleware.de>
> >Subject: Re: [aprssig] APRSG Igate software
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >>
> >Vaporware ? I seem to see some software at one tine. I
> don't like the
> >idea of another computer getting the heat of summer and
> the cold of
> >winter. I tried it with an igate a long time ago since
> my isp is on the
> >same tower as my equipment. There is no Air
> conditioning in the
> >building. Laptops and PC's are damaged every time I set
> them up.
> >> A short time setup it works.
> >> Would love to see a linux version come out and run
> it off of a compact flash. The killer is the hard
> >drives.
> >just check out
> >
> >- aprx (http://wiki.ham.fi/Aprx.en)
> >
> >- aprs4r (http://www.aprs4r.org)
> >
> >- digi_ned (http://digined.pe1mew.nl)
> >
> >
> >All of them are available for small wireless router (no
> moving parts)
> >running OpenWrt (Embedded Linux, see http://www.openwrt.org).
> >
> >
> >Regards
> >
> > Micha
> >
> >
> >PS: I would prefer aprs4r ;-)
> >
> >
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> >Message: 2
> >Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 09:25:41 -0400
> >From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu>
> >Subject: [aprssig] Free batteries, UPS's and Refers
> >To: "'TAPR APRS Mailing List'" <aprssig at tapr.org>
> >Message-ID: <8A5B21EE9601455FBE90C43E2A3FDED3 at ewlab.usna.edu>
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> >
> >Free batteries, UPS's and Refers:
> >
> >These items abound in the end-of-school year dumpsters
> placed
> >behind dorms. Students that must travel home by
> air, train, or
> >whatever often have no room for bulky dorm
> refrigerators, nor
> >want to lug a battery-back-up UPS back home.
> Today I got 4
> >UPS's and a refer for the shack.
> >
> >So if you are there, take a peek and bring along a pole
> hook so
> >you don't have to get messy dumster diving. Pick
> the day they
> >all move out.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 3
> >Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 10:25:01 -0400
> >From: "Wes Johnston, AI4PX" <wes at ai4px.com>
> >Subject: Re: [aprssig] Free batteries, UPS's and
> Refers
> >To: bruninga at usna.edu,
> TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig at tapr.org>
> >Message-ID:
> > <AANLkTim3Tje8ZmzHVugrWyAOjg3fglfZha-x55TTfs_J at mail.gmail.com>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> >Is there an APRS icon for dumpster diving
> hotspots? Maybe a dumster with an
> >eyeball on top of it??? lol
> >
> >Wes
> >
> >On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 09:25, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Free batteries, UPS's and Refers:
> >>
> >> These items abound in the end-of-school year
> dumpsters placed
> >> behind dorms. Students that must travel home
> by air, train, or
> >> whatever often have no room for bulky dorm
> refrigerators, nor
> >> want to lug a battery-back-up UPS back home.
> Today I got 4
> >> UPS's and a refer for the shack.
> >>
> >> So if you are there, take a peek and bring along a
> pole hook so
> >> you don't have to get messy dumster diving.
> Pick the day they
> >> all move out.
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Wes
> >---
> >God help those who do not help themselves.
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> >Message: 4
> >Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 13:04:21 -0400
> >From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu>
> >Subject: [aprssig] Programming DTMF memories
> >To: "'TAPR APRS Mailing List'" <aprssig at tapr.org>
> >Message-ID: <2AA2865196684B19A2DDD811ADC86E8B at ewlab.usna.edu>
> >Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="US-ASCII"
> >
> >Since many new hams have never used an autopatch...
> >
> >I have prepared some web pages for how to program your
> DTMF
> >callsign into
> >DTMF memory and then how to send it for APRStt when it
> becomes
> >available. If you have a radio other than these, then I
> would
> >welcome your step-by-step procedure.
> >
> >http://aprs.org/aprstt/DTMF-HTX-202.html
> >http://aprs.org/aprstt/DTMF-AlincoDJG7.html
> >http://aprs.org/aprstt/DTMF-TH-D7.html
> >
> >You can edit your own page easily.
> >Just go to the above page, click on your browser to
> VIEW SOURCE.
> >Then change the steps to match your radio.
> >Add your own by-line as the author
> >
> >SAVE the file under a file name appropriate for your
> radio
> >Send it back to me and I will post it on the APRStt web
> page.
> >
> >It may appear pointeless to put the DTMF callsign in
> your D7 as
> >shown above because the radio has APRS built-in and
> donesnt need
> >it, but it is still useful because you will use the
> DTMF to give
> >demo's of how easy APRStt is for anyone without an APRS
> radio.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Bob, WB4APR
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 5
> >Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 10:16:43 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: Steve Noskowicz <noskosteve at yahoo.com>
> >Subject: Re: [aprssig] Free batteries, UPS's and
> Refers
> >To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig at tapr.org>
> >Message-ID: <995871.13853.qm at web112617.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> >?
> >?
> >Now, wait a minnute...?"hams" ... ?How-come THAT wasn't
> in the original symbol list....
> >
> >--- On Fri, 5/28/10, Wes Johnston, AI4PX wrote:
> >
> >
> >?
> >
> >?
> >
> >Is there an APRS icon for dumpster diving hotspots??
> Maybe a dumster with an eyeball on top of it??? lol
> >?
> >Wes
> >
> >
> >On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 09:25, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> >Free batteries, UPS's and Refers:
> >
> >These items abound in the end-of-school year dumpsters
> placed
> >behind dorms. ?Students that must travel home by air,
> train, or
> >whatever often have no room for bulky dorm
> refrigerators, nor
> >want to lug a battery-back-up UPS back home. ?Today I
> got 4
> >UPS's and a refer for the shack.
> >
> >So if you are there, take a peek and bring along a pole
> hook so
> >you don't have to get messy dumster diving. ?Pick the
> day they
> >all move out.
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Wes
> >---
> >God help those who do not help themselves.
> >
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> >Message: 6
> >Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 18:23:29 -0500
> >From: Gerald Creager <gerry.creager at tamu.edu>
> >Subject: Re: [aprssig] Short-term outage Friday
> evening: Network
> > maintenance at Texas A&M
> University
> >To: gerry.creager at tamu.edu
> >Cc: TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig at tapr.org>,
> > aprsfirenet at yahoogroups.com,
> Discussion of weather data quality issues
> > <wxqc at lists.gladstonefamily.net>,
> 'Steve Dimse' <steve at dimse.com>
> >Message-ID: <4C005071.9040804 at tamu.edu>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1;
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> >
> >Network maintenance on the LAN supporting
> first.aprs.net,
> >cwop1.aprs.net, cwop4.aprs.net and cwop.aprs.net at
> tamu.edu has been
> >(successfully) completed with no incidents. Both
> systems are running
> >normally again. Please report problems via e-mail or
> critical problems
> >to the cell number below.
> >
> >Sorry for the service interruption.
> >
> >gerry
> >
> >
> >Gerald Creager wrote:
> >> This Friday (tomorrow, 28 MAY 2010) from
> approximately 2300-2315 UTC
> >> (1800-1815 CDT), servers associated with APRS,
> Citizen Weather, and
> >> Firenet will be isolated from the internet due to
> maintenance on the
> >> campus network. There will be a software update
> and switches will
> >> require a reboot. The network folks are aware of
> the timeliness
> >> requirements for our data and will work to
> minimize the impact. They,
> >> and I, apologize for the late notice.
> >>
> >> gerry
> >
> >--
> >Gerry Creager -- gerry.creager at tamu.edu
> >Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University
> >Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.458.4020 FAX:
> 979.862.3983
> >Office: 1700 Research Parkway Ste 160, TAMU, College
> Station, TX 77843
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 7
> >Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 16:55:15 -0700
> >From: Bill V WA7NWP <wa7nwp at gmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: [aprssig] Short-term outage Friday
> evening: Network
> > maintenance at
> Texas A&M University
> >To: gerry.creager at tamu.edu,
> TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig at tapr.org>
> >Message-ID:
> > <AANLkTilAkGvBrxLERp9YrVKYyd_SLRyMmvFmaDjPheTE at mail.gmail.com>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >
> >THANK YOU for the time, support and the service!!!
> >
> >Bill - WA7NWP
> >
> >>
> >> Sorry for the service interruption.
> >>
> >> gerry
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 8
> >Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 20:18:10 -0400 (EDT)
> >From: "Bob Bruninga " <bruninga at usna.edu>
> >Subject: [aprssig] VOICE Alert Speaks
> >To: aprssig at tapr.org
> >Message-ID: <20100528201810.AEO93127 at msan1.usna.edu>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> >Driving home today I heard the Voice Alert bleeps of an
> old friend but one who invariably has his Voice Alert volume
> turned down, to the point, that I rarely expect an
> answer. (Though I do fuss at him whenever I can raise
> him once every few months or so).
> >
> >But his bleeps were very strong, and he was not
> responding to Voice Alert, so I sent him a message "QSY 105"
> to come over to the repeater I was on. He came!
> >
> >He said, WOW, he had the volume on BOTH sides of
> the radio turned down, but because he has the D700 Voice
> Chip, the radio said "Message from WB4APR". The fact
> that the voice worked even with both volumes turned down was
> a real perk.
> >
> >So then, I changed the message to "%QSY 105" and
> bingo. The radio SAID "Message from WB4APR QSY
> 105". What could be better for alerting a distracted
> transmittng-CQ-but-not-listening driver?!
> >
> >Anyway, don't forget that we have had Text to
> (limited)speech in the D700 radio for over a decade now, yet
> few people use it (because they don't have the optional
> voice chip installed)... but it can come in handy...
> >
> >Remember too that other APRS clients will speak
> messages when the % is used at the start of a word or the
> message. Of course, the D700 does not have voice
> synthesis, but it can SPELL and PRONOUNCE the numbers and if
> you look up the codes, you can get it to SPEAK any word in
> the radio's vocabulary the same way.
> >
> >My old APRSdata program would send out announcements
> whenver satellites were in view, and the radio would
> SPELL the satellite name, tell you the direction and then
> speak LOW or HIGH to tell you the elevation.
> >
> >So many little nuances to APRS...
> >
> >Bob, WB4APR
> >
> >
> >
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