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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/3/2022 12:48 PM, Lynn W
Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:<br>
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<p>Is there a developer or support contact available for PinPoint
APRS?</p>
<p>There is an apparent problem in their message acking
implementation. PinPoint is sending acks for messages that do
not contain a sequence number and therefore are not requesting
an ack. ANSRVR forwards notification messages specifically not
requesting an ack, but PinPoint is sending acks back to the
originator of the message anyway.</p>
<div class="moz-signature">All of those empty :ack messages (empty
because there is no sequence number) should not be issued by
PinPoint.</div>
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<div class="moz-signature">Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE
for Windows Mobile and Win32 <br>
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<p>There is contact info on the PinPointAPRS website at:</p>
<p> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://www.pinpointaprs.com/"><https://www.pinpointaprs.com/></a></p>
<p>Scroll down to the bottom of the home page.</p>
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<p>I've tried the app on several computers but have found several
shortcomings:</p>
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<li>No support for KISS interface.<br>
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<li>No way to stop automatic beacons and force a posit manually.
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</li>
<li>Is hopelessly tethered to the Internet for usable maps.
(Though I DO admit it has a very wide range of map choices if
you DO have Internet access.)</li>
<li>No explicit support for digipeating -- depends on the TNC or
modem app supporting digipeating internally.</li>
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<p>The program seems to be in the mindset of "APRS is only a
vehicle tracking system" rather than a two-way comms system.<br>
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