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I have to agree this seems like an extremely complicated solution in search of a problem.<br><br>If only 1/3 of the APRS community - a group generally already involved with digital modes, using modern radios with messaging functions built in via menus - can send messages because of knowledge issues, how many operators will know how to program these codes into their 15 year old radios?<br><br>I agree it can be hard to get a message through on voice during an event, but that's only because many hams take the full timeout period of the repeater to deliver a simple message. <br><br>At least with APRS I might get an ACK if my message was delivered, and there's already infrastructure set up to get the message from my 5 watt HT to net control. Won't this involve tying up a second area repeater for a 1.6 second transmission every few minutes?<br><br>Kevin<br>KB3PLX<br><br>--Forwarded Message Attachment--<br>From: bruninga@usna.edu<br>To: aprssig@tapr.org<br>Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:17:32 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [aprssig] Text Messaging Radios (a simple use)<br><pre>...<br><br> But when it can<br>only display data from 15% of the checkpoints and users that<br>have an APRS keyboard (and only 1/3rd of them even know how to<br>send a message), it just is not going to provide an all<br>inclusive solution that could revolutionise some events and the<br>way we handle simple data feeds back to net control.<br> <br></pre></body>
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