[OZAPRS] APRS Tracker

[Howard Small]

I've been experimenting with that, too, David on my LG Optimus. Only 
thing that puzzled me was that you have to register as having a call to 
use the service but it does not seem to send the data back to iGates 
that could pass it to RF. If you go to APRS.FI you can do the same thing 
from a web browser without having a call registered as that never gets 
fed back with the possibility of going to RF.

Howard

On 29/11/2010 19:18, David wrote:
> Hi Ray.....we bought a new car and i was not to fit any radios or ants 
> to it
> also bought a HTC Wildfire mobile phone....
> found out there was a Android app that would use the GPS and web 
> connection to send a APRS track to the net.....
> d/l APRSDroid put in callsign and callpass ,turned the GPS on and 
> VK4BDJ-10 was on the air.....
> ok its not RADIO but for me was a easyway to get a APRS tracker on 
> air.....
> have to remember to stop it tracking while in the Shopping Centre or 
> else it gets all confused hi hi
>
> there is more than one way of ??? the cat as they say
>
> 73 David VK4BDJ
>
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>
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> On 11/29/2010 07:01 PM, Ray Wells wrote:
>> We appear to be comparing apples with oranges when we compare 2m tx 
>> ONLY trackers with other styles of equipment, for any band, that at 
>> least has a receiver and at least makes some attempt to prevent 
>> transmission at inappropriate times.
>>
>> You don't have to be real smart to realise that a system that 
>> *cannot* listen doesn't comply with the Australian LCD.
>>
>> I have a TT3+ and a GPS from the same supplier - about $100 
>> Australian. They are married to a Tait T500 that cost nothing because 
>> it has zero commercial value. The aprs mobile has;
>> 1. a tracker and GPS
>> 2. a receiver with the busy line connected to the TT3+ to ensure no 
>> tx when the channel is busy.
>>
>> It's small, light, cheap and conforms with the LCD. There are many 
>> equally cheap options available.
>>
>> Ray vk2tv
>>
>>
>>
>> On 29/11/10 19:16, vk5ex.andrew at gmail wrote:
>>> Yes you are  ! .. My TT3 on HF wont TX when the squelch is open'ed 
>>> by any other signal whether it be packet, voice etc. .. Possibly not 
>>> the absolute best solution, but certainly seems to do the job in my 
>>> experience
>>>
>>> Regards .. Andrew .. VK5EX
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Small" <howard at small.com.au>
>>> To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>>> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 4:13 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] APRS Tracker
>>>
>>>
>>>> Am I mistaken in believing that all the HF APRS user beacons are 
>>>> transmitted without any consideration for other traffic?
>>>>
>>>> Howard
>>>> VK4BS
>>>>
>>>> On 29/11/2010 14:54, Gary Stern wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 29/11/2010 12:44 PM, Darryl Smith wrote:
>>>>>>     * a transmitter without receiver in the Strezleki desert is 
>>>>>> more acceptable than one in the Sydney CBD.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> VFH/UHF sure.... HF .... nope !!  (in fact probably worse !)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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