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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=278115601-04122004>After
a thread earlier today, I whipped up something that may prove of some use to
some of you.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=278115601-04122004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=278115601-04122004>I
setup a system where you can get the distance between 2 stations via e-mail or
text message on your cell phone.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=278115601-04122004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=278115601-04122004>Here
is how it works:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=278115601-04122004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=278115601-04122004>1)
Send mail or text message to <A
href="mailto:aprs@kd5zlu.net">aprs@kd5zlu.net</A> with a subject containing the
2 stations separated by a space. Example: FBALL CHASE</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=278115601-04122004>Anything in the message body will be
ignored.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=278115601-04122004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=278115601-04122004>Within
a few min, it will reply back to you with a message with a subject such as
"CHASE is 5.3 miles southwest of FBALL" </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=278115601-04122004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=278115601-04122004>If you
get a strange reply, verify you have the station names correct. It currently
does not have any error checking, so it may spew some garbage if it can't find a
station.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=278115601-04122004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=278115601-04122004>This
is setup mainly to work with text messages on cell phones, but will work with
e-mail. The message is very short so it can be easily read on a cell
phone.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=278115601-04122004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=278115601-04122004>So,
fire off some e-mails and let me know what you
think!</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>