<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body>Well, I did this at a JOTA a few years ago, using my own program YAAC connected to my Kenwood D710 mobile rig. Unfortunately, I hadn't written the sounds plugin yet back then, so I missed a few QSO requests that were Tx-I-gated to me from the other side of the planet (we had an HF rig on the same table as the VHF/UHF/APRS rig). It would have been nice to have the computer audibly announce the QSO requests as they arrived. At least, the sounds plugin is available now.<div><br></div><div>YAAC supports a wide variety of filtering options. The problem is figuring out what all your JOTA stations will have in common. </div><div><br></div><div>Hope this gives you some ideas. Good luck, have a good time.</div><div><br></div><div>Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO</div><div>author of YAAC</div><div>http://www.ka2ddo.org/ka2ddo/YAAC.html</div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Greg D <ko6th.greg@gmail.com> <br>Date: 10/17/17 18:59 (GMT-05:00) <br>To: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@usna.edu>, TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig@tapr.org> <br>Subject: Re: [aprssig] JOTA and APRS <br><br>Hi Bob, all,<br><br>Yes, CQSRVR is what I was thinking of.<br><br>Procedures...? I presume Saturday morning when our event starts (10am<br>PDT), I send out the CQ JOTA message with some sort of text announcing<br>our event. I should have my own station set up as K6J (our special<br>event call), with no SSID. <br><br>I guess doing this from my HT (Kenwood D74) would be best, but I can't<br>imagine the bazillion button presses it would take to do so, especially<br>since the destination will change for each message, and the Kenwood<br>doesn't pair to a Bluetooth keyboard. Also, the Kenwood's display won't<br>work well in a crowd. So, the plan would be to do it from a laptop. <br>APRSIS32 will be running there, with a big monitor or projector showing<br>the results. Maybe I can use the D74 HT with a different SSID to do a<br>few messages on RF, just to show it can be done. We have good RF<br>coverage to the IS at the site.<br><br>Question: How can I add a filter so that the stations on the map are<br>only those who are participating in the JOTA event? I think that would<br>be really cool.<br><br>Any other things to do? Any hints from those who have done this before?<br><br>Thanks!<br><br>Greg KO6TH (aka K6J on 10/21).<br><br><br>Robert Bruninga wrote:<br>> Your thinking of CQSRVR where APRS stations anywhere can CQ all other like<br>> stations.<br>><br>> Just send an APRS message to CQSRVR and the first two words are CQ JOTA ...<br>><br>> That will go to evry other such station that has done the same thing. When<br>> you see any responses, be sure to send them a directed email message.<br>><br>> But unless you announce this on the Scouting lists or school club roundups,<br>> few will know about it. What list is best and Ill make the announcem,ent<br>><br>> bob<br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: aprssig [mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org] On Behalf Of Greg D<br>> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 3:16 PM<br>> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List<br>> Subject: [aprssig] JOTA and APRS<br>><br>> Hi folks,<br>><br>> In the past, I vaguely recall that there are ways to use APRS for the<br>> Scouting "Jamboree on the Air" event. I'm involved with a local club's<br>> effort this year to host a multi-mode Ham event, and thought APRS would be<br>> good to include.<br>><br>> I've verified that I do have good APRS coverage at the site, including<br>> access to IS via the Digi / iGate infrastructure. I am thinking to have a<br>> large display of APRS-IS running - every kid will recognize and relate to a<br>> live "marauder's map". I figure we can do something with my Kenwood HT to<br>> send messages, perhaps bounce off the email service to send a message to<br>> their (or their parent's) cell phone. Also from the IS to the Kenwood. I<br>> may try to bounce something off the ISS, if they turn on the Digi up there<br>> in time. There's only one of me (the others are running different HF<br>> stations), so communicating between stations at the event would be a<br>> one-hand-clapping sort of show.<br>><br>> Isn't there also a service of some sort where the kids can message each<br>> other?<br>><br>> Thanks,<br>><br>> Greg KO6TH<br>><br>> p.s. Look for us as K6J on the weekend of 10/21!<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> aprssig mailing list<br>> aprssig@tapr.org<br>> http://www.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br>aprssig@tapr.org<br>http://www.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig<br></body></html>