[aprssig] APRS in Garmin

[Stephen H. Smith]

Andrew Rich wrote:
> Why doesnt garmin just make an aprs terminal and be done with it
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Because APRS is a niche activity of a niche activity (Amateur 
Radio).       A minor (inexpensive) software tweak to units produced by 
the 10's of thousands is one thing.    Creating a dedicated device 
selling in the hundreds (or units of thousands) could never be justified 
by a mass mfr like Garmin.  

If they did produce such a device, it would be priced like the 
low-production volume professional surveying and GIS devices -- no ham 
would buy one.

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"APRS 101"  Explanation of APRS Path Selection & Digipeating
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