Support for Ham radio APRS location reporting?

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pedja

January 16, 2015, 04:59:03 PM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 01:00:00 AM by Guest
Are there plans to add support for APRS?





http://info.aprs.net/index.php?title=Protocol">http://info.aprs.net/index.php?title=Protocol



http://www.aprs.net/vm/DOS/PROTOCOL.HTM">http://www.aprs.net/vm/DOS/PROTOCOL.HTM



ftp://ftp.tapr.org/aprssig/aprsspec/spec/aprs101/APRS101.pdf">ftp://ftp.tapr.org/aprssig/aprsspec/spe ... PRS101.pdf">ftp://ftp.tapr.org/aprssig/aprsspec/spec/aprs101/APRS101.pdf



http://www.jmalsbury.com/techwiki/index.php?title=Uploading_ARPS_Frames_to_APRS-IS_-_Part_I">http://www.jmalsbury.com/techwiki/index ... S_-_Part_I">http://www.jmalsbury.com/techwiki/index.php?title=Uploading_ARPS_Frames_to_APRS-IS_-_Part_I

http://www.jmalsbury.com/techwiki/index.php?title=Uploading_ARPS_Frames_to_APRS-IS_-_Part_II">http://www.jmalsbury.com/techwiki/index ... _-_Part_II">http://www.jmalsbury.com/techwiki/index.php?title=Uploading_ARPS_Frames_to_APRS-IS_-_Part_II



http://aprs.fi/page/api">http://aprs.fi/page/api

dkxce

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January 28, 2017, 11:55:31 PM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 01:00:00 AM by Guest
Entirely agree with the initiative to add support for APRS protocol.



Supports AIS-NMEA format is a definite plus, it helps to secure transport activities. APRS-IS is worldwide service and sometimes received information helps to rescue lives. Not even for amateur radio operators. It may be a source of weather info (meteo stations, airport activity), telemetry, emergency status and many other usefull messages. It would be great if OruxMaps will display waypoints received from APRS-IS servers. Moreover, unlike the AIS-NMEA servers, APRS are able to filter outgoing message for each client.



I'm ready to support and testing,  btw... wrote some servers & clients for APRS.

orux

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February 05, 2017, 10:02:57 PM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 01:00:00 AM by Guest
Quote from: "dkxce"Entirely agree with the initiative to add support for APRS protocol.



Supports AIS-NMEA format is a definite plus, it helps to secure transport activities. APRS-IS is worldwide service and sometimes received information helps to rescue lives. Not even for amateur radio operators. It may be a source of weather info (meteo stations, airport activity), telemetry, emergency status and many other usefull messages. It would be great if OruxMaps will display waypoints received from APRS-IS servers. Moreover, unlike the AIS-NMEA servers, APRS are able to filter outgoing message for each client.



I'm ready to support and testing,  btw... wrote some servers & clients for APRS.


It seems not difficult; there are libraries that can help.



But I'm not sure what frames should be used/parsed. If you want, send me a PM or a mail,





orux

dkxce

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February 06, 2017, 06:59:06 PM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 01:00:00 AM by Guest
It is not difficult than NMEA and AIS.



I think that should be parsed incoming position, status and weather packets with coordinates. All other data is less intresting for map and requires special software. Also OruxMaps can upload to server current coordinates as outgoing position report which could be used for online tracking.



I'll send you my c# template with APRS packet parser, it is simple and uses only string functions. There are some samples with real packets, more of them is readable with naked eye.

orux

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February 08, 2017, 10:00:26 PM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 01:00:00 AM by Guest
Quote from: "dkxce"It is not difficult than NMEA and AIS.



I think that should be parsed incoming position, status and weather packets with coordinates. All other data is less intresting for map and requires special software. Also OruxMaps can upload to server current coordinates as outgoing position report which could be used for online tracking.



I'll send you my c# template with APRS packet parser, it is simple and uses only string functions. There are some samples with real packets, more of them is readable with naked eye.


Hello,



you can start testing with the last rc version-> http://oruxmaps.com/foro/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3689">//http://oruxmaps.com/foro/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3689



I will add new features and configuration options in next versions



orux

pedja

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October 19, 2018, 01:57:04 PM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 01:00:00 AM by Guest
I had hard time finding ARPS options until I realiyed it is in Sensors.

That is quite strange and nonintuitive. APRS is Integration service.



That said, I set it up but it seem does not work. I entered my call sign and password (ones that work fine in other APRS software), enabled service and enabled sending position. Went to Services and turned on APRS.



It does not show APRS nodes in vicinity of my location, not it sends my location to APRS.



Is there something more I should do?

reeb_guy

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October 22, 2018, 04:11:59 PM Last Edit: January 01, 1970, 01:00:00 AM by Guest
Just became aware of OruxMaps and will be getting an Android tablet to use it with now.  Very interested to find out the app has APRS support.  



Can anyone tell me is it only via APRS-IS or can it communicate via serial or Bluetooth for positions or packets?  I use my GPS receiver offline primary and having the ability to locate other stations using RF (no Internet) would be very useful.  



I'm using a Garmin handheld receiver at the moment and my APRS radio modem provides NMEA data via a RS232 cable (could easily add a RS232<->Bluetooth adapter) that it places as waypoints.  So native APRS AX.25 functionality isn't strictly necessary.  



Thank you for the hard work!
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