<div dir="ltr">It should also be noted that APRSdroid has a version that uses offline maps. No internet access needed -- even for mapping.<div><br></div><div><a href="https://aprsdroid.org/osm/">https://aprsdroid.org/osm/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>If you use this with one of our TNCs, you can get on APRS-RF with any spare radio you have. You just need an Android device with Bluetooth and GPS. I don't believe Hessu has offline map support in <a href="http://aprs.fi">aprs.fi</a> for iOS yet.</div><div><br></div><div><div>This reminds me... the US map I have installed is 5+ years old at this point. I really need to update it.</div><div><br></div></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Kind Regards,<br><br>Rob Riggs WX9O<br>Mobilinkd LLC<br></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 7:35 PM Damon Massey <<a href="mailto:ke5kul@prwn.net">ke5kul@prwn.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>I have a Mobilink bluetooth TNC connected to a baofeng HT and it works perfectly with APRSdroid. Wifi/cell would only be used to pull/cache maps. You could also use a usb to serial adapter to connect most TNCs/radios.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 20, 2019, 4:49 PM Robert Bruninga <<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu" target="_blank">bruninga@usna.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_-8309065690517441711m_-5296459761149255737WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">No, use the tablet or phone only in WIFI access. Still works.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">And the APRSdroid app connects via the tablet audio to radio audio and can work on RF too.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Or do I have this wrong?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">bob</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:windowtext"> aprssig <<a href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen H. Smith via aprssig<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 20, 2019 5:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> TAPR APRS Sig <<a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [aprssig] GPS & Display Ideas</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 8/20/2019 5:11 PM, Robert Bruninga wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><pre>Use any old Android tablet or phone and the APRSdroid app is one way.</pre><pre>bob</pre><pre> </pre></blockquote><p>But not without having the junker phone or tablet activated on a cellular data plan. Then this only goes to the APRS Internet System via cellular data. You are INVISIBLE to mobile RF users.</p><p>I don't consider this "real" APRS; i.e. radio-to-radio.</p><p> </p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) <a href="http://aol.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">aol.com</a> <br>Skype: WA8LMF<br>EchoLink: Node # 14400 [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]<br>Home Page: <a href="http://wa8lmf.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://wa8lmf.net</a><br><br>Live Off-The-Air APRS Activity Maps<br> <a href="http://wa8lmf.net/map" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><http://wa8lmf.net/map></a><br><br>Long-Range APRS on 30 Meters HF <br> <a href="http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm></a></p><p> </p></div></div>
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