APRS is go!

Automatic Packet Reporting System — APRS — is rather clever. It’s a way of reporting position, status or messages via the amateur radio 2m band. Data is relayed via digipeaters, and routed to/from the internet APRS-IS system to any user worldwide.

It’s a little fiddly to set up, even with a very polished (read: $$) handheld radio like the Kenwood TH-D72A. I’m a bit disappointed that the purported SiRFstar III GPS in this radio takes forever to get a lock, but it’s a nice radio despite this.

The screenshot above shows aprs.fi‘s tracking of my handheld (VA3PID-7) last night as I walked to Toronto Mappy Hour.

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Automatic Packet Reporting System — APRS — is rather clever. It's a way of reporting position, status or messages via the amateur radio 2m band. Data is relayed via digipeaters, and routed to/from the internet APRS-IS system to any user worldwide. It's a little fiddly to set up, even with a very polished (read: $$) handheld radio like the Kenwood TH-D72A. I'm a bit disappointed that the purported SiRFstar III GPS in this radio takes forever to get a lock, but it's a nice radio despite this. The screenshot above shows aprs.fi's tracking of my handheld (VA3PID-7) last night as I walked to Toronto Mappy Hour.