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color=#0000ff size=2>Didn't someone offer a domain (was it aprs.net?) as a
single repository for official APRS information? I'd really like to see
that developed. No offense to Bob, but the USNA site is hard to sort
through, looks like a personal website because of the ~ style URL, and I think
some people still have trouble getting there - at least to the .mil site that
shows up first in Google.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=937053817-30032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>There really needs to be a single, well-maintained,
easy-to-digest source for up-to-date APRS info. Try this sometime: Imagine
you know nothing about APRS, then go to Google and see how long it takes you to
actually figure out what it's all about today. The top two links get you
DOS screen shots and ugly Java maps - nothing to even hint at what's available
in modern clients, or online through OpenAPRS. In the top three links, the
best description you get is "<A
href="http://www.cave.org/aprs/aprswhat.html">APRS is a shareware program</A>
that takes advantage of the availibility of inexpensive GPS receivers to display
the locations of moving stations on your PC. By connecting your PC computer to
any radio network via an innexpensive ($130) radio data modem, then all stations
can see the mo vements of all other stations..." which is misleading and
incomplete.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=937053817-30032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Yeah, I know it means a lot of work to build and
maintain. I don't have time to do it myself - I have a hard enough time
keeping my own information up to date. But I've made money from APRS, and
I don't mind contributing money back to the cause. I'm willing to chip in
to pay for professional web design and copy editing if that's what it
takes. In fact, I've got my sister, N6TME, doing some research on that now
(at very reasonable family rates =). She's a professional tech writer, and
is coming into this with no real prior knowledge of APRS, which gives her a
perspective similar to most new or prospective APRS users.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=937053817-30032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I'm also willing to provide hosting if necessary. If
anyone's interested in taking on the visual design, or knows someone who's good
at that, let me know.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=937053817-30032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Scott</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=937053817-30032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>N1VG</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org
[mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Herb
Gerhardt<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:32 AM<BR><B>To:</B> TAPR
APRS Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [aprssig] ARRL Web Site Propagating
Out-Of-Data APRS Into<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>That is one
of the unfortunate things about the internet and published books and
manuals.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Since we
switched last year to the new Paradigm of APRS, there are lots of published
books, manuals and web sites that are no longer correct! It will take
time to fix all that but some of it will never get fixed and will mislead some
of the new folks for years to come.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>IT IS OUR
JOB TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT. When you see a new station on your screen,
check it to make sure they are using the correct path. I do that in my
area and it not only fixes their problem in a hurry, but it also gives the new
user an opportunity to meet one of the old timers who is willing to help get
them going in the right direction. Remember the stations using the old
paths will only show up on your screen if they are in simplex range of your
station, so not only can you help them fix their problem, but you might also
make a new friend! If you don't jump in and help them out, they will
probably get discouraged real fast and we will probably loose them from our
hobby. Everyone needs to see things work when they first try out a new
thing.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>So, lets
all do our job and help steer new APRS users in the right
direction.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Herb, KB7UVC<BR>NW APRS Group, West Sound Coordinator<BR>Our
WEB Site: <A href="http://www.nwaprs.info/"
target=_blank>http://www.nwaprs.info</A><BR><BR> </FONT>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org]<B>On
Behalf Of</B> Stephen H. Smith<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 29, 2006
9:25 PM<BR><B>To:</B> TAPR APRS Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [aprssig]
ARRL Web Site Propagating Out-Of-Data APRS Into<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT
face=Arial>I just stumbled across this URL:<BR> <A
class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/aprs/pos-reporting.html">http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/aprs/pos-reporting.html</A><BR><BR><BR>It
is still advising newbies to use "RELAY,WIDE,WIDE" and advocating operating
on 145.79 ! ! Not to mention the link to the now-obsolete .MIL domain
version of Bob's website.<BR><BR>It also has this astonishing
statement:<BR> <BR> "A GATE station has a very wide coverage area
(500 miles or more)." after listing the distinction between RELAY and
WIDE, implying that GATES are some kind of superstation on two
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