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A solution without a problem it seems.
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73 - Bill KA8VIT
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On June 24, 2013 at 12:33 PM Robert Bruninga <bruninga@usna.edu> wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Yes, it just shows you how much APRS is ignored as an actual communications system for ham radio and has devolved into just a bunch of people playing with GPS. I’m amazed that even those people going to and from Field Day did not even make an APRS contact with other APRS players (even if they don’t set up a site). For the effort of entering 11 letters, they could have communicated to every other APRS operator in the world. (CQSRVR and CQ FD…)…</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Well, the good news. At least 14 diehards will be on top of the Appalachian chain in 4 weeks playing die-hard APRS COMMUNICATIONS in our Golden Packet Event.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">But again, it is amazing that no one else in the Rockies or Pacific mountain ranges have taken an interest in getting outdoors an playing radio on the mountains and trying to do the same along the Continental divide or pacifc trail.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">This web page still shows 2012, but we are fully preparing and ready for 2013. It will be updated as soon as I resolve my FTP problems with my webage currently blocking me from access. We have volunteers at all sites, I think…</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;"><a href="http://aprs.org/at-golden-packet.html">http://aprs.org/at-golden-packet.html</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Bob, WB4APR</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <a href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org">aprssig-bounces@tapr.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org">aprssig-bounces@tapr.org</a>] <strong>On Behalf Of </strong><a href="mailto:kc8sfq@mei.net">kc8sfq@mei.net</a><br/> <strong>Sent:</strong> Monday, June 24, 2013 11:58 AM<br/><strong>To:</strong> TAPR APRS Mailing List<br/><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [aprssig] [APRS] CQ FD server</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><br/> <br/><br/>Hi, Bob. You wrote:<br/> <br/>> I am absolutely astounded that out of 15,000 APRS hams in the USA, only<br/>10<br/>> of us used the CQ FD server.<br/><br/>WOW, Really? only 10?? That means with one call, I worked or saw 50%. I wasn't even sure I had it right, since I didn't print-out Bob's earlier posting about CQ FD. One of the stations who returned my CQ was WB4APR. That made for several "Hey, guess who I just worked?" conversations around the lunch table. (BTW, the Barry Amateur Radio Association is noted for our great field day chow) Being ever the devious rascal, I would begin the conversation by tossing out the call WB4APR and see who recognized it. Several did. One Ham said that the last time he played with APRS, Bob was drawing the maps.<br/> <br/>I had the APRS station running most of the day on Sat., under my own call, rather than the club's. I am sure the club call doesn't have an APRS-IS passcode and, although I was RF only, I suspect that matters. By having the station running all day, I think i was able to generate a little interest among the club members. We shall have to wait and see if that blossoms into more APRS activity locally. One member stated that he wasn't interested in "driving around with a little green dot following me". I suspect his experience with APRS is not recent. Oddly, he seemed to have no problem with carrying a cell phone.<br/> <br/>I must have had fun at field day, it's Monday and I'm pooped.<br/><br/>73, KC8SFQ Ron</p>
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