[OZAPRS] Aprsdroid

[David]

Hi All....heard one of the local ops talking about aprs from his Iphone..
i also heard it could be done with a Android based phone
i have a HTC Wildfire phone and did some searching of the net and found 
aprsdroid
a program to send aprs packets to  APRS-IS...uses the internal GPS function
used my phone and found it and d/l and installed it

very easy to set up...
it has 2 modes...one shot and tracking...
the one shot just sends one packet....very handy for checking if you 
have your set up correct
the  'start tracking' sends the packets to APRS-IS at the time in your 
config
it works very very well.....
as im 20km north of the main city of Townsville i turned it on and put 
the phone in its pouch on my belt
about 5 and half hours later on returning home i was able to see the 
track on Xastir
of course i had to use 'stop tracking' else it would keep on sending 
while on the shack bench

  a great way to have a tracker without having to get all the hardware 
and mount it in the new car

there is also a APRS Viewer available.....very beta ..needs some more work

FYI...Echolink is also available for droids

73 David VK4BDJ