[OZAPRS] A new APRS message function.

[Richard Hoskin (VK3JFK)]

Hi All,

 

Here is a new function available for APRS

 

 

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I have implemented a "whois" server using the callsign WHO-IS  This server
does a lookup on QRZ.com and returns pertinent information to the
requester.  It is very simple to use:

 

Send a message to WHO-IS with the single callsign of interest.  WHO-IS
will respond with a single message containing name, class of license (USA
only), country (non-USA only), and city,state (Addr2 line).  The message
is trimmed to 67 characters to stay within specification.

 

You can get a full display of the detail lines (five messages for a full

listing) by prefixing the callsign with f space (for example: f ae5pl).

 

Have fun.

 

73,

 

Pete Loveall AE5PL

mailto:pete at ae5pl.net 

 

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I sent an APRS message to WHO-IS with the text of VK3JFK and got the
following reply.

 

<A00>VK3JFK/AUSTRALIA/Richard HOSKIN/Gisborne, VIC 3437,

 

This could be useful for D7 & D700 radios.

 

If someone was so inclined there are a lot of other possibilities with
these types of applications.

You could write an application to look up a phone number from an APRS
message, the local weather from a post code/town name or information on
the closest IRLP/Echolink node etc. 

 

Cheers,

Richard

VK3JFK

 

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