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<DIV>Hi Mike,</DIV>
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<DIV> If you'd like an easy to understand and up to date introduction to APRS take a look at my beginner guide. It answers this very question.</DIV>
<DIV> I'm not one of the APRS super Gurus, but wasn't able to find a document that worked for me when I got into APRS and eventually wrote it for others just starting.</DIV>
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<DIV>It is on my site below, but her is a direct download link:</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR>73, Steve, K9DCI USN (Vet) MOT (Ret) Ham (Yet)<BR><BR>Up to date APRS Beginner Guide - updated Oct-2011<BR>http://K9DCI.home.comcast.net <BR>Click 'APRS Beginner INFO' under Contact<BR><BR>Manage Radio Memories with an Excel Spreadsheet !<BR>Click to tune. Click to capture Radio freq.<BR>All Memories on one page. Cut, Copy, Paste, Print 'em, etc...<BR>For:<BR>TM-D700 | TH-F6A & F7 | TS-2000 | Icom 706MkIIG<BR>All PMs |Real-time & memories | Sat mems too | Loads Mem Tones!<BR>|Also does MCP.fx files<BR>NOT D710|<BR>A version for the D7 is in the works.<BR><BR>More Details, Features and Downloads at:<BR>http://k9dci.home.comcast.net/<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 9/24/12, Mike Goldweber <I><mike@mikegoldweber.name></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Mike Goldweber <mike@mikegoldweber.name><BR>Subject: [aprssig] question on aprs data routing<BR>To: aprssig@tapr.org<BR>Date: Monday, September 24, 2012, 12:58 PM<BR><BR>
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<DIV>I have a little bit of confusion about how APRS tracking data gets routed. I made an assumption that my station could directly receive APRS data from another station or from a self contained tracking device. I could then use my APRS software to view the data. It was suggested to me that all of the data gets routed to a digipeater before coming to my station. </DIV>
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<DIV>I'm thinking that both possibilities are true, but I would like to be sure. Could someone please clarify this?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>Mike Goldweber</DIV>
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