This page triggered me to check if my TS-590 needs a firmware update. In the olden days they use to say: if it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it. But nowadays new firmware does not only fix problems/bugs but it also adds new features that was not possible before. I checked and saw my…
Category: Software
New iPhone app: aprs.fi
One of my club-members, Peter PA3PM, showed me a new cool app a few weeks ago; from aprs.fi! A simple sleek app with all the functionality in it that you want from an APRS-app. Really cool! I searched in the AppStore but no luck. A quick mail to Peter learned me it was still a…
APRS operator, thoughts how to do it
Bob, WB4APR, the creator of APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) introduced the term: APRS operator. He wrote about it here. It really gets me thinking about the possibilities of APRS besides position reporting. As Bob writes: “A perfect example of an APRS operator data entry station is a home station where a volunteer can serve…