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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Here are some ideas as well:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://aprs.org/">http://aprs.org/</a> master page of Bob Bruninga the father of APRS and his various ideas and initiatives over the 25 years I have been playing with APRS <span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://aprs.org/sats.html">http://aprs.org/sats.html</a> use satellites with APRS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://smsgte.org/">https://smsgte.org/</a> send messages from your APRS station/mobile unit to anyone with a cell phone via text message<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://aprs.org/aprs-dtmf-gate.html">http://aprs.org/aprs-dtmf-gate.html</a> an idea to set up a DTMF command gateway to APRS system so that any radio with a touch tone pad can message and report positions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://aprs.org/cqsrvr.html">http://aprs.org/cqsrvr.html</a> group messaging using the APRS system<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://winlink.org/aprslink">https://winlink.org/aprslink</a> text messaging with WinLink users as well as being able to check your WinLink email and get notifications of WinLink messages waiting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.aprs-is.net/Email.aspx">http://www.aprs-is.net/Email.aspx</a> APRS to email gateway system<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://aprs.org/aprs-messaging.html">http://aprs.org/aprs-messaging.html</a> details on various ways to link APRS to multiple messaging platforms<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://aprs.org/localinfo.html">http://aprs.org/localinfo.html</a> Advertise and/or use the preferred local voice frequency or repeater while traveling<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://aprs.org/APRS-tactical.html">http://aprs.org/APRS-tactical.html</a> use APRS as a tactical mapping display to show any station in range what various updates are by MANUALLY placing object on the map and broadcasting that data to all other APRS users.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This should get you started on ideas of what you personally may want to do with APRS. There are other uses as well but these are some of the big ones.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank You,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Brian N2KGC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> aprssig [mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>david vanhorn<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 13, 2019 9:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> Eric H. Christensen<br><b>Cc:</b> TAPR APRS Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [aprssig] Now that I have it, What do I do with it?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Spotting vhf band openings during contesting<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Wed, Nov 13, 2019, 7:40 AM Eric H. Christensen via aprssig <<a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>-<span style='font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>‐‐‐‐‐‐</span> Original Message <span style='font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>‐‐‐‐‐‐‐</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Monday, November 11, 2019 8:18 PM, Michael Barnes <<a href="mailto:barnmichael@gmail.com" target="_blank">barnmichael@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>So, great. I am on APRS. Now what?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>APRS allows you to send messages to other hams that are using APRS directly over the air. That's one of the ways I use APRS.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><br>73,<br>Eric WG3K<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br><a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig_lists.tapr.org" target="_blank">http://lists.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig_lists.tapr.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>