<div dir="auto">Have a good look at the Maprika app, both for iOS and Android. It is not APRS, but I believe worth a consideration. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">You can easily grab your even map, georeference it (relatively easy) and then make that map accessible to all. Now everybody has the same event map, with their own GPS location on it. That location can be shared among friends, thus net control and all others invited in can see the positions. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Should a mishap happen between checkpoints, the crew can drive to the location and now command has the exact location of the mishap, and that may often be a question whose answer that is difficult to obtain from the field. <br><br>I would not try to get that ready for an event this weekend, but perhaps give it a try between just a couple of stations to assess its usefulness to you. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The learning curve is acceptable IMO. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I have not yet tried it in any of the events I planned this year, but may very well do it in the coming year, with a bit of training for our public service hams. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It is network dependent, uses data sparingly (if you download the maps ahead of time). It will not work in our Ironman 70.3 event, as we are truly in the boonies. It is just another tool in the toolbox. <br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">-- <br><br>73 de Amir K9CHP <br><br>ARRL, Emergency Coordinator, Onondaga County, NY<br>Liverpool Amateur Repeater Club <a href="http://www.W2CM.com">www.W2CM.com</a><br>Radio Amateurs of Greater Syracuse <a href="http://www.ragsclub.org">www.ragsclub.org</a><br>Wilderness SAR <a href="http://www.wsar.org">www.wsar.org</a> (ret.)<br>Eagle Valley Search Dogs <a href="http://www.evdogs.org">www.evdogs.org</a> (ret.)</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 11, 2017 13:43, "Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)" <<a href="mailto:ldeffenb@homeside.to">ldeffenb@homeside.to</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div class="m_-3019010440347103929moz-cite-prefix">Actually, I should have mentioned that
APRS-IS is sufficient, just not restricted to the <a href="http://aprs.fi" target="_blank">aprs.fi</a> web
site.<br>
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And yes, I have a FreedomPop phone with APRSISMO running on it
that I can also drop into someone's vehicle for the event. I'm
just looking to increase the APRS penetration in our club as well
as meeting the need for this event.<br>
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The really hard part is the op that has a Blackberry 10. It's
sort-of Android, but requires special application builds and
signing to install anything on it.<br>
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Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE/32/MO (the latter is my
up-and-coming Android client that includes TH-D74 Bluetooth
connectivity).<br>
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<div>I know you said you were interested in iPhones, however,
just a suggestion for your consideration. Android phones and
tablets can be had quite cheaply. Cell service is not
required. You don't even need a SIM card. Then you can run
apps like APRSDroid and interface your device with your
radio. This has the plus of freeing up your smartphone for
other purposes including emergency calls and taking pictures
of the event.<br>
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Deffenbaugh (Mr) <<a href="mailto:ldeffenb@homeside.to" target="_blank">ldeffenb@homeside.to</a>>
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bike event coming up this weekend and a
few members of our<br>
local club are volunteering support for
the first time, but they've<br>
never done APRS and only have iPhones.
Can anyone provide me with<br>
pointers to what's available on that
platform? I've already ruled out<br>
the <a href="http://aprs.fi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">aprs.fi</a> app
because net control will only be using
local APRS<br>
clients, not the <a href="http://aprs.fi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">aprs.fi</a> web
site.<br>
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Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for
Winbdows Mobile and Win32<br>
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