<div dir="ltr">I didn't think auto-tune worked from the STATUS message packets, only in the comment part of a beacon, or as an object.<div><br></div><div>I could be wrong tho.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy</div><div>WF5X</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 3:27 PM, Robert Bruninga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu" target="_blank">bruninga@usna.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-8960277427084243858WordSection1"><p class="m_-8960277427084243858MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1f497d"><span>Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">I just read your post regarding Using APRS for Hamfest Support. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://aprs.org/hamfest.html" target="_blank">http://aprs.org/hamfest.html</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Yes, you want two things. A “HAMFSTxxx” Object say once an hour on the map for a week or so leading up to the event. And then for the TALKIN station to have an APRS display in front of him so he can SEE people driving to the event who might call in.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">For the HAMFST object, </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">You want an object that appears on the map as “HAMFSTxxx”. You can use any APRS software or radio to do this. You want to start transmitting it at least once an hour for the week or so leading up to the event. Maybe</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Since every hamfest in the world will be using the same object name “HFEST-xxx” you want to choose xxx to be unique so it doesn’t pingpong all over the world. That all fits in the 9 character field limitation for an object.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Use an APRS client that is on the air continuously to post the object.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Another way without requiring an APRS base station is to just use an APRS radio (no attached APRS software) to generate the object, then only the new Kenwood THD74 can actually generate an object. But you can cheat and use any other APRS radio to generate the object, but WITHOUT the xxx. Because you will change the callsign of the radio to HAMFST-xx where xx is now the SSID number from 1 to 15 and “HAMFST” is the 6 character call. This still makes it unique, but then if everyone that is going to have a weekend hamfest on the 15<sup>th</sup>, uses 15, then it is not unique at all. SO make something up.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">And to make that fake callsign(object) legal, be sure to put the legal callsign in the STATUS text. In the status text is where you can say … “WNXYZ, on 16 Sept” for example.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Then the other thing is to be sure that your TALKIN also has a PC in front of him. And that the callsign of that station is TALKIN and be sure to put the repeater frequency in the STATUS text in the format 146.940MHz de WBXYZ so that all mobiles can auto-tune to that frequency easily while driving.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">The HAMFST object ideas all use the object formats on the web page:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><a href="http://aprs.org/localinfo.html" target="_blank">http://aprs.org/localinfo.html</a> which is a firehose of information </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Bob, WB4aPR</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:hamfestgroup@w2mmd.org" target="_blank">hamfestgroup@w2mmd.org</a> <<a href="mailto:hamfestgroup@w2mmd.org" target="_blank">hamfestgroup@w2mmd.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 1, 2018 2:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wb4apr@amsat.org" target="_blank">wb4apr@amsat.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> APRS for our Hamfest</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Good Afternoon,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">I just read your excellent blog post regarding Using APRS for Hamfest Support. The Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club will be hosting the ARRL Southern New Jersey Section Convention and Hamfest on Sunday, September 16, 2018. This will be the 40<sup>th</sup>anniversary of our Hamfest. I am interested in using APRS for promotion of this event. Where can I find information on the mechanics of posting this event on aprs.if? Or is there another way to do this. I do have a ZUMSPOT and noticed it can post APRS locations. I wonder if we can use our club call sign to post the site of the hamfest?</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks for any help you can offer.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Mark H. Gottlieb, WA2DIY</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">GCARC</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:hamfestgroup@w2mmd.org" target="_blank">hamfestgroup@w2mmd.org</a></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.w2mmd.org" target="_blank">www.w2mmd.org</a></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">t</span></p></div></div></div>
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