<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpae70203byahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I have a moment of clarity to report (thanks, Paul!). Lol. To the uninitiated...</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-----</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">APRS is ....</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">...data transport infrastructure and protocols. When combined, they allow small packets of data to report information, automatically. Automatic Packet Reporting System. APRS.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">What you do (the "application") with APRS (the "infrastructure and protocols") is up to your imagination.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Consider: because APRS transports "small packets of data, reliably" it is a perfect environment for IoT-like applications and is robust enough to deliver them with no commercial infrastructure.</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">APRS is a "blank canvass". Now, what do/can/will you "paint" on it?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-----</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span>Feel free to use the above as an intro an APRS presentation. After
asking that last question, you can delve into the particular APRS
application that you are prepared to present.</span><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Yours in the hobby,<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ev Tupis, W2EV</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Rochester VHF Group<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">And the guy who lobbied for the "Rover" icon", back in the early days<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div></div></body></html>