[aprssig] Hamfest and Local info (filter mobiles)

Thu Jun 17 14:53:29 UTC 2010

Dumb question I suppose, but on my d710 if I deselect mobiles do they still
get stuffed into the station list?  and send out to my GPS?

Wes

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 09:27, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:

> > What would be nice for the trackers with displays
> > would be to sort of weed out mobiles.
>
> The D710 can do this.
>
> > Let me give an example... as I travel into a
> > new town within 10 minutes the local digi should
> > publish an object for the local voice repeater.
> > It would be nice if this beeped and
> > popped up full screen.
>
> It does.  Either full screen or half screen.  And it stays there
> 10 seconds. There is a setting for that.
>
> > But joe schmoe mobiling around in his
> > car would not beep nor pop up.
>
> Just set the filter to deselct MOBILES.
>
> > Now 10 minutes later when the local digi
> > again publishes the local info the display should
> > not beep... it would get very annoying.
>
> It already does that too.  Once you have received it, it will
> not flash up.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
>
> > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 08:05, Bob Bruninga
> <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:
> >
> >
> >       > For a regularly occurring event,
> >       > such as a club meeting, would you
> >       > need to put up and take down the
> >       > object each month?
> >
> >
> >       Regularly occuring NETS and club meeting dates should
> > already be included in every local area if the local digi is
> > setup according to the New-N paradigm and
> www.aprs.org/localinfo.html.
> >
> >       EVERY digi is supposed to be putting out the "locally
> > recommended APRS or Traveler voice frequency object already.
> > The format for that object includes both weekly NET times and
> > MONTHLY Meeting times.  So anyone passing through the area
> > will never be more than 10 minutes from an update on this
> > info (When he is in range of THAT digi).
> >
> >       This has been the proper settings of all digis since
> 2004.
> >
> >       EVERYONE needs to check their local MAP and if their
> > digi is not putting out this object and its attendant info,
> > then -they- need to take action to see that it gets done.
> > These objects MUST be in the DIGI TNC or otherwise originated
> > at the DIGI site in order to have no impact on the channel
> load.
> >
> >       Three can be up to 3 such objects PER digi.
> >
> >       Please see www.aprs.org/localinfo.html
> >
> >       Bob, Wb4APR
> >
> >
> >
> >       Or, would it be ok to create an
> >       >   object at the meeting site and have a status text
> >       >   with the time/date formula (2nd Friday of the month)
> >       >   and location (library at 350 Nevada St.) and just
> >       >   leave it there?
> >       >
> >       >   Greg  KO6TH
> >       >
> >       >     ------------------------------------------------
> >       >
> >       >   Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:56:31 -0700
> >       >   From: ml41782 at yahoo.com
> >       >   To: jpaterjr at gmail.com; aprssig at tapr.org
> >       >   Subject: Re: [aprssig] Hamfest and Local info
> >       >
> >       >   John,
> >       >
> >       >   The location of the event and the DIGI dont have to
> >       >   coexist.
> >       >
> >       >   You only need to create an object with the
> >       >   information and coordinates of the event.
> >       >
> >       >   This can be done as a standalone radio & TNC or go
> >       >   to the remote location and add the information a
> >       >   week ahead and take it off the week after.
> >       >   Mike K4MQF
> >       >
> >       >
> >       >     ------------------------------------------------
> >       >
> >       >   From: john paterson jr <jpaterjr at gmail.com>
> >       >   To: ml41782 <ml41782 at yahoo.com>; TAPR APRS Mailing
> >       >   List <aprssig at tapr.org>
> >       >   Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 9:59:11 AM
> >       >   Subject: Re: [aprssig] Hamfest and Local info
> >       >   How would you solve the problem where the club aprs
> >       >   station was located several miles away from the
> >       >   field day site? The transmitted lat - lon would not
> >       >   lead folks to the correct site.
> >       >
> >       >   John KC5LAA
> >       >
> >       >   On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 7:13 AM, ml41782
> >       >   <ml41782 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >       >
> >       >     YOu can't tell me that there aren't at least 2 or
> >       >     more APRS users in each club. I agree with Bob. It
> >       >     should be up to them to put forth the effort to
> >       >     get that information up on the air and announce up
> >       >     coming events.
> >       >
> >       >     My 2 cents
> >       >
> >       >     Mike K4MQF
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