<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp8b224a54yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Wish I wasn't going to miss it this year. Hope you can get something together for APRS.</div><div><br></div><div class="ydp8b224a54signature"><div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">Jason Rausch K4APR<div dir="ltr">https://www.ke4nyv.com</div></div></div></div>
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On Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 05:28:31 PM EDT, Jorge Silva via groups.io <pu2lqx=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">\U0001f44f\U0001f44f\U0001f44f\U0001f44f\U0001f64f<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Salutem Punctis Trianguli<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Em dom., 10 de mai. de 2026, 17:09, WA8LMF via groups.io <wa8lmf=<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:aol.com@groups.io" href="mailto:aol.com@groups.io">aol.com@groups.io</a>> escreveu:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On 5/10/2026 3:32 PM, Brian Short, KCØBS via groups.io wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> > Since it looks like there are no forums for APRS at Xenia, is there any<br></div><div dir="ltr">> > interest in getting together in the evening somewhere for an eyeball and<br></div><div dir="ltr">> > discussion of things going on in the APRSverse?<br></div><div dir="ltr">> ><br></div><div dir="ltr">> > Apologies if someone is already working on this, but I haven't seen any<br></div><div dir="ltr">> > updates.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> ><br></div><div dir="ltr">> > I will also be in the EMCOMM row at the Salvation Army Comm Van and will<br></div><div dir="ltr">> > have UI-View/PrecisionMapping install sticks available, and also<br></div><div dir="ltr">> available<br></div><div dir="ltr">> > to help you install them if you bring by your pc.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> ><br></div><div dir="ltr">> What a coincidence! I'll be right across from you in my radio trailer<br></div><div dir="ltr">> "Studio B" .<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Among other things I will be demoing HF *APRS-over-VARA*. I will also be<br></div><div dir="ltr">> showing my "*VARAtrack*" compact tracker for APRS-over-VARA. This "APRS<br></div><div dir="ltr">> appliance", inspired by the Byonics TinyTrack for classic packet APRS,<br></div><div dir="ltr">> is<br></div><div dir="ltr">> based on an inexpensive (USD $135) "stick" PC. I will also be supplying<br></div><div dir="ltr">> bootable install flash drives for my "VARAtrack" installation.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> This is a comprehensive install of a slimmed-down Windows 10, the VARA<br></div><div dir="ltr">> modem,<br></div><div dir="ltr">> * UIview*, and *Precision Mapping 9.0*, along with numerous other ham<br></div><div dir="ltr">> programs<br></div><div dir="ltr">> (FLdigi, SSTV, etc) and various useful-for-hams utilities. This install<br></div><div dir="ltr">> fits<br></div><div dir="ltr">> on even the most minimal stick PC - 4GB RAM / 64GB disk. This is a<br></div><div dir="ltr">> turnkey<br></div><div dir="ltr">> ready-to-go setup -- just boot the flash drive and restore it to a similar<br></div><div dir="ltr">> stick PC.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> I will be arriving Thursday afternoon and would be open to an "unofficial"<br></div><div dir="ltr">> APRS<br></div><div dir="ltr">> gathering either Thursday, Friday or Saturday night.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> [I was actually going to do a formal presentation on APRS-over-VARA, but<br></div><div dir="ltr">> the<br></div><div dir="ltr">> convention committee slotted me in for 9:00 AM Sunday -- after 90 percent<br></div><div dir="ltr">> of<br></div><div dir="ltr">> the visitors (including me) had left Saturday evening. I declined If<br></div><div dir="ltr">> there is<br></div><div dir="ltr">> enough interest, I could do the presentation at an informal APRS<br></div><div dir="ltr">> gathering. I<br></div><div dir="ltr">> will have multiple laptops, a projector and my lightweight "porta-screen"<br></div><div dir="ltr">> with me.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> EchoLink: Node # 14400 [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Home Page: <a href="http://wa8lmf.net" target="_blank">http://wa8lmf.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Live APRS Mapping on HF & VHF<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <<a href="http://WA8LMF.net/map" target="_blank">http://WA8LMF.net/map</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> "Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <<a href="http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner" target="_blank">http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> -- APRS over VARA --<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <<a href="http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA" target="_blank">http://wa8lmf.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> *HF APRS-over-VARA Frequencies<br></div><div dir="ltr">> 40M 7.083.5 USB 30M 10.148.2 USB *<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> -<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<br></div><div dir="ltr">Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group.<br></div><div dir="ltr">View/Reply Online (#69679): <a href="https://groups.io/g/UI-View/message/69679" target="_blank">https://groups.io/g/UI-View/message/69679</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Mute This Topic: <a href="https://groups.io/mt/119246685/1730809" target="_blank">https://groups.io/mt/119246685/1730809</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">-=-=-<br></div><div dir="ltr">UI-View website: <a href="http://www.ui-view.net/" target="_blank">http://www.ui-view.net/</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">UI-View Registration: <a href="http://www.apritch.co.uk/uiv32.htm" target="_blank">http://www.apritch.co.uk/uiv32.htm</a> <br></div><div dir="ltr">Select language & fill in your name and call sign. 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