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=====APRS===== This page will contain information links to setup , configuration. maintaining and monitoring APRS data.\\ [[http://aprs.fi/#!lat=44.24530&lng=-88.36480|APRS info for Fox River Valley on APRS.fi]]\\ [[http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?call=W9ZL-1|W9ZL-1 on Findu.com]]\\ [[http://www.db0anf.de/app/aprs/stations/basic-W9ZL-1|W9ZL-1 on DB0ANF]]\\ ====Software:==== [[http://aprsisce.wikidot.com|aprsisce]] APRSISCE/32 is an advanced Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) Client for Amateur Radio, written for Windows (x86 and x64) and Windows Mobile (CE). It will also run on Linux and Mac OS under WINE, as well as other virtual machines. APRSISCE/32 can be configured to run connected directly to the APRS-IS via an internet connection, as well as connected to the APRS-RF network via software modems such as UZ7HO Sound Modem, Dire Wolf or AGWPE, using a TNC, or one of the APRS capable Radios including the Kenwood TH-D72/TM-D710 and Yaesu FTM-350. [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.aprsdroid.app|APRSdroid]] is an APRS application for Amateur Radio (HAM) operators. It allows reporting your position as well as sending and receiving messages. It also conveniently displays nearby stations as a list or on a map. [[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/openaprs/id360574554?mt=8|OpenAPRS]] iPhone Edition brings the world of APRS right to your iPhone. Paired with iPhone’s built in map engine, Internet connection and GPS, OpenAPRS gives you access to check your APRS messages, beacon your position and view other Amateur Radio operators anywhere in the world. ====Hardware:==== [[http://www.raspberrypi.org|Raspberry PI ]] Because it’s a general purpose computer, you can do loads of stuff. But because it’s also small and light and doesn’t use much power, you can do even more amazing things. And if you just want to use it as a media player then that’s cool with us too. [[http://satsignal.eu/ntp/Raspberry-Pi-NTP.html|Raspberry PI-NTP ]] The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card size computer, available from distributors across the world. The Raspberry Pi in three configurations: with WAN-only connections syncing to the Internet (as you might find it a typical home situation), with LAN connections to a local stratum-1 server, and acting as a stratum-1 server itself with two different small GPS/PPS receivers as the reference clock. [[http://www.tnc-x.com/TNCPi.htm|TNX-X for Raspberry PI ]] TNC-Pi is a special version of TNC-X designed to interface directly with the Raspberry Pi computer. It can connect to the Pi either via the Pi's serial port, or via the I2C protocol. In the latter case, a single Pi can support multiple TNC-Pi's at the same time, since each TNC-Pi can be given a unique I2C address. [[http://www.byonics.com/|Byonics]] A small and inexpensive GPS position encoder which replaces the need for a packet TNC in an APRS tracker.
