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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS™) (Formerly "Automatic Position Reporting System") is an amateur radio based digital communication system for real-time exchange of digital information to users on the network. APRS was originally developed by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR more than 20 years ago. It has since evolved into a robust system of interconnected networks.

List of APRS applications available on GNU/Linux:

1. APRSD - aprsd is a server daemon that provides Internet gateway and client access to amateur radio APRS packet data.

2. APRSDigi - An advanced multi-interface APRS(tm) digipeater using Linux kernel AX.25 and IPv4 and IPv6 UDP.

3. Xastir - Xastir is program for receiving and plotting APRS(tm) position packets.


Monitoring/tracking:

1. APRS's KML file for Google Earth - Download

2. For realtime APRS monitoring, log on to http://www.aprs.fi



What more APRS can do ?


  • Organic Packet Systems: all existing APRS and Winlink systems can send and receive messages

  • Text Paging Radios: 500,000 DTMF text paging amateur radio HT's were sold in the 90's

  • All other HT's with DTMF: Every radio with a key pad can send brief text messages

  • DTMF decoding software: can receive and display these messages

  • Other Consumer Devices: Applications on cellphones and other hand-held devices to TX/RX APRS messages

  • Ham Radio Voice Internet systems: Echolink and IRLP can exchange text messages

  • APRS Internet Systems: can send and receive text messages and email such as the following:

  • APRS to Email: Sending an email from any APRS or compatible system

  • WEB to APRS: Amateurs using Browsers to send into the APRS system

  • SMS to APRS: Global text messaging to APRS users

  • EMAIL to APRS: Global Email to APRS users.

  • Messaging via satellites.


  • See also:

    How APRS works ?






















    9M2AUR on APRS via ISS ( International Space Station - NA1SS )



    APRS handheld setup




















    More info:

    1 comment:

    1. PocketPacket for iPhone here http://appshopper.com/utilities/pocketpacket
      works great

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