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Maybe you're thinking of a different app that PocketPacket? The
description seems to put it spot-on as an APRS client; it sounds
similar to iAPRS except that it adds an actual modem (1200 bps AFSK
modulator and demodulator) for use on-air instead of just APRS-IS.
Quoting from the description:<br>
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"PocketPacket is an APRS client for your iPhone/iPod Touch. The
"Automatic Position Reporting System" is a packet communication
protocol used by amateur radio operators (HAMs) around the world, to
report position, status, station capabilities, weather or other
information in real time. PocketPacket incorporates a software-based
TNC, allowing you to directly capture and visualize 1200 baud packets
(AFSK modulation) using a VHF radio transceiver. On the other hand, you
can also get packets over the Internet, by selecting one of the
available Tier 2 servers of the global APRS-IS network. Incoming data
is presented on a map, as most packets define some object, with a
specific symbol and location. By selecting a symbol, you can view the
latest information sent for the corresponding object, as well as the
raw packets that produced it. All available objects are also shown in a
list, which allows you to search for the ones you are looking for. With
PocketPacket you can follow the status of the APRS network from
everywhere - monitor moving objects, get real time weather reports
directly from local stations and more. Now, with an iPhone/iPod Touch
and PocketPacket, you can have a full-fledged picture of packet
activity in a small, portable package - ideal for field work or the ham
shack."<br>
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Phil, N6TCT<br>
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Eric Hansen wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTi=dbG6cmmjV4VF3fROVk4jGQxVTgtYY0nUNwuiV@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">[PocketPacket] reads like it is a general purpose TNC, for
all bands, not something APRS specific. I have iAPRS on my phone right
now, it allows access to the APRS-IS as a viewer, and if you have an
OpenAPRS account, you can post your position to the IS. Planned future
improvements are smart beaconing and full two way APRS support through
the IS gated to RF. With AT&T's coverage and reliability though,
only using the IS relegates it to toy status.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Phil N6TCT
<span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:phil_aprssig@lapsley.org">phil_aprssig@lapsley.org</a>></span>
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<div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">There is an actual APRS app
for the iphone called "PocketPacket". By
"actual" I mean one that actually squawks and decodes audio packets:
the TNC and modem are done in software on the iphone, so no external
TNC hardware is needed. It's $4.99. So to my mind, PocketPacket plus
a cable between your iphone and a small 2-meter HT and you've got the
smallest, cheapest portable APRS station with a smartphone UI.
Disclaimer: I have not used PocketPacket (hope to play with it this
weekend, in fact); reviews on the apple store indicate that it's still
in development and has bugs and missing features, blah blah.<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.appstorehq.com/pocketpacket-iphone-94648/app"
target="_blank">http://www.appstorehq.com/pocketpacket-iphone-94648/app</a><br>
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Phil, N6TCT</font>
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Eric Hansen wrote:
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<div><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.byonics.com"
target="_blank">www.byonics.com</a>
makes the Tiny Trak series of TNCs. They have several dumb tracker
solutions on various PCBs. The radio from the 10w AIO, a TT3 or 4 TNC,
and someone to write an apple store app would make the smallest
solution i've been able to think of.<br>
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