[OZAPRS] Introduction to APRS

Damien Gardner Jnr rendrag at rendrag.net
Sun May 2 09:15:35 EST 2010


Cameron McKay wrote:
> Being a recently (Oct 2008) licenced ham I'm new to APRS however I have 
> managed to get UI-View32 & AGWPE to transmit on 2m within the sydney 
> region from by QTH in Punchbowl (i.e. a can see Transmit and Received 
> messages within UI-View32) however I do not seem to be able to see 
> myself on FindU or aprs.fi. I am looking to APRS as an option from low 
> power tracking of an remote & computer controlled, airborne ham station 
> in the near future. My UIView32 is not currently internet connected.
>
>   
aprslog=# select * from identity where
callsign    id          lastheard   lastpos     laststatus  ssid
aprslog=# select * from identity where callsign='VK2CKP';
 id | callsign | ssid | lastpos | laststatus | lastheard
----+----------+------+---------+------------+-----------
(0 rows)

aprslog=# select * from identity where callsign='VK5CCC';
 id | callsign | ssid | lastpos | laststatus | lastheard
----+----------+------+---------+------------+-----------
(0 rows)

Yep indeed, you haven't made it to the internet :(

As ray suggested, make sure your path is correct :)  (aka 
WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 or similar)

Cheers,

Damien

Damien Gardner Jnr
VK2TDG. Dip EE. GradIEAust
rendrag at rendrag.net -  http://www.rendrag.net/
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