This group has been established as a resource to develop and promote the use of APRS in Search and Rescue operations. Any information related to successful...
For what it is worth I am currently using APRS Point software. This software allows you to plot locations of APRS equipped assets using Microsoft Map Point...
These are an interesting way to interface GPS with radios. I own three of them. I have seen them used for ground team applications as well as mobile...
I have uploaded a JPEG of an APRS track of a CAP aircraft that folows the aircraft from the search base to a grid and back. You can see the track the aircraft...
... Huh. Since I wrote most of the page, perhaps I should say hi here too! Curt, WE7U. Xastir/SmartPalm developer (open-source APRS applications), SAR member...
Curt: Thanks for the message and the links. I hope you don't mind that we posted your article. The group has been a bit slow getting off the ground, but we ...
... Heck no! I created that page so that people would have the information at their fingertips, and so that others could contribute to the page so that we all...
I posted this to another list but thought people might be interested here too: Gpsbabel can now extract the USER-contributed info from Topo *.tpo files in any...
... that we posted ... I re-read the postings again. I messed up! Dave Dobbins, K7GPS, a friend of mine and a real mover up here w.r.t. APRS wrote that page,...
I added the before-mentioned links to the links section for this group, plus a few others that you should find interesting and applicable. It's nice to have...
I figure since you have a backpack as the main image for the group that you might like this: http://www.livescience.com/technology/050908_backpack_power.html ...
Given the traffic we have seen so far, I don't think that is a bad idea. The original intent of the group was a focus on our efforts in the county, but we can...
I like it. One of the reasons I chose the backpack picture was the problem of how do you provide APRS for ground team members? Where do you attached the GPS,...
I would be curious to know what mapping software our Solano County members have and what is being used by different groups, especially in California. I know...
... We're using them mostly only for planning purposes, not for snagging GPS trails. ... As far as commercial mapping, Windows would be the only choice. If ...
Haven't heard anything further on the subject of widening the group. Again, I'm looking for a place to discuss APRS operations for SAR (and perhaps other...
I think we are good to go. As long as the focus is on APRS for SAR operation, it would be appropriate to open it up to a wide audience. I am looking forward...
... Can we decide right now to allow other emergency-service APRS discussions as well? My interest lies in SAR/APRS, but things like wildland fires or...
I would not mind discussion of what is being used in public safety if it is able to help with the development of SAR/APRS. I think that anything that is used...
Good 'nuff. I think all is appropriate. Let's go ahead and see what kind of discussion and traffic we get. Mike "Curt, WE7U" <archer@...> wrote: ... ...
... Hi all, Just to introduce myself, John, EI7IG, getting back into the hobby over the last 3 years or so due to an interest in APRS, specificially for AREN...
Hi there, I just Curt's message on the NWS APRS list and thought I'd join this group. I've been involved in SAR for about 16 years. I've progressed through the...
received the invitation to join and want to thank you. Name is David Clarke, Capt. New Jersey Search & Rescue. Just implementing APRS and working to be able...
... Xastir can use an attached RINO radio to poll other RINO radios, plot them on the local screen, and create APRS objects which it transmits out to APRS...
Hi Curt, I didn't realise Xastir had that capability, I've got it installed under cygwin right now on my laptop right now. I'm looking at trying to make a DSL...
... Look at the File->Configure->Timing dialog. RINO downloads is an option. It uses GPSMan to do the downloads from an attached RINO. If the "callsign";...
... You cannot. Unless the GPS has both USB and Serial ports. USB requires a host side with fairly advanced driver software in order to talk to the slave...
