[aprssig] APRS and FD

[Lawrence LaBranche]

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On Jun 30, 2011, at 4:25 PM, "Earl Needham" <earl.kd5xb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Several years ago, HyperTerm Personal Issue was a free download, and I have the file at home. I can forward it if you wish, but won't be home for a day or two. 
> 
> I use HyperTerm in Vista and it works fine.
> 
> Vy 7 3
> Earl
> KD5XB
> 
> KD5XB -- Earl Needham http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cw_bugs Quoting from the Coast Guard: ZUT Posted via Blackberry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Tom Mandera" <tsm1 at tmcom.com>
> Sender: aprssig-bounces at tapr.org
> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:59:02 
> To: <aprssig at tapr.org>
> Reply-To: tsm1 at tmcom.com, TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig at tapr.org>
> Subject: [aprssig] APRS and FD
> 
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:00:47 -0400
>> From: "Bob Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Field Day 2011 and APRS
>> To: "'TAPR APRS Mailing List'" <aprssig at tapr.org>
>> Message-ID: <0c3d01cc3664$f241cd90$d6c568b0$@edu>
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>> 
>>> I think the problem is there are no points in it.
>> 
>> Yes, I gave up on APRS as 'part' of FD years ago, and completely ignore
>> the
>> ARRL's attempts to force it into a corner.  But that does not mean I don?t
>> bring it to FD!
> 
> As I interpret the rules, APRS contacts are perfectly valid for FD points,
> likely as a "VHF digital" exchange, but would require the contact to be
> SIMPLEX, radio to radio.
> 
> I had every intention of initiating some NTS traffic via Packet and then
> operating an APRS station at our FD site this year, but found myself
> sitting there with three computers, a radio, and two TNCs all available,
> only to realize that I had:
> 
> 1) computer with term program but no serial drivers
> 2) Win7 computer with serial drivers, but Hyperterm doesn't exist any more
> 3) Linux computer with serial drivers but no term program.
> 
> #3 did have Xastir installed, but I was so annoyed at trying to get things
> to work  - and dinner was ready by then - that I didn't pursue it.
> 
> I think I needed a terminal program so I could put the Kam+ into KISS mode
> for Xastir to work anyhow.. since I left the KISS OT+ at home.
> 
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