The KC APRS Organization

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Welcome!

• The KC APRS Organization
• KS, MO KC APRS Summit Series

Kansas City
kcAPRS.org
APRS Organization
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OPEN THE CONFERENCE BRIDGE816-650-0612
1059001176
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Introductions

• Name, Call, Current Capabilities

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Why We Are Here

• Identify network issues updates
• APRS-IS by KA3NAM
• Soundcard Packet by KD7BJG
• Laptop Tracking Station by W0JRT
• Plan upcoming activities
• Hands on UI-View install

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UHF APRS Frequency

• Primary (Digis) 446.175
• Independence Weather Network
• Secondary (No Infrastructure) 441.175
• Comments?

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Network Review

• Outages
• K0BSJ
• WV0T-9
• K0SUN-10
• New Nodes
• Leavenwoth (K0SUN-2)
• Cameron (W0JRT-?)
• Topeka K0SUN-12 now IGate
• Walnut K0SUN-4
• Eldorado K0SUN-3
• Gaps

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SSTV Wx Radar Update

• Overlays for UI-View via SSTV
• http//www.ks0jc.com/sstv

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JOCO ARES SAR review

• Used 3 D7as for March Night Drill
• http//www.ks0jc.com/drill

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Break

• Demos Discussions
• Laptop Tracking Station W0JRT
• Soundcard APRS KD7BJG
• Ballooning the Big Red Bee

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Helping the Network

• www.k0ham.com

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Break

• Silent Auction Reminder
• UI-View discs instructions provided by
  K0HAM-please support them by joining NEKSUN
  tonight (Duplication labor KC4WCG)
• Begin copying of UI-View files
• CDs or Network or WIFI or USB

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UI-View Installation

• 1) Copy CD 1 onto your harddrive (folder 7cd1 is
  fine for the name)
• 2) Copy the contents in the folder C\7cd2\States
  onto your hard drive
• (Put it in the C\7cd1\program files\Precision
  Mapping Streets and Traveler 7.0\states)
• 3) Double click on Setup.exe in the c\7cd1
  folder to install Precision Mapping 7
• 4) Double click on 32full203.exe to install
  ui-view
• 5) Double click on PMapServer7.zip USING
  WINZIP(included on this disk-don't use the WINXP
  zip viewer)
• 5a) Select the INSTALL option in Winzip (top
  buttons)
• 5b) Once installed, click on START, Programs,
  PMAPSERVER7, INITPMAPSERVER7
• 5c) Unzip UIV.zip into the c\Program Files\Peak
  Systems\UI-View32 folder
• 5d) Unzip shapefiles.zip into the c\Program
  Files\Peak Systems\UI-View32\NWS\Shapefiles
  folder
• 5e) Unzip MAPS.zip into the c\Program
  Files\Peak Systems\UI-View32\MAPS folder
• 5f) Unzip FCCsrv.zip into the c\Program
  Files\Peak Systems\UI-View32\FCCSrv folder
• 5g) Unzip overlays.zip into the c\Program
  Files\Peak Systems\UI-View32\OVERLAYS folder
• 5h) Double click on fccsv160.exe
• 6) N/A
• 7) Run the programs (from the start menu)
• 7a) Click on START, Programs, Precision mapping
  streets traveler v7.0, Precision mapping
  streets traveler v7.0

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UI-View Feature Walkthrough

• Zooming
• Setting Your location
• Tracking YOU
• Tracking others
• Finding someones address driving there
• Creating objects moving them (alt)
• Messaging digi, tcpip, email
• FCC Callsign Server-now with auto update!
• Movement Alarm
• UI-Traffic
• UI-Height Tracker
• UI-NWS
• History/Telemetry
• Favorite Views
• Terminal, Stations, Messages windows
• ButtonsPgUp, PgDwn, Ctrl-A, Fkeys
• Loading Overlays Underlays with UI-Terra NWS
  Get
• Playing log

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Communications Methods

• www.kcaprs.org
• kcaprs_at_yahoogroups.com
• APRS Bulletins

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Upcoming Activities

• 4/8 Balloon Launch
• 9 am South of Edgerton Park
• Habitatskylab.org
• 4/15 Ararat Hambash
• APRS presentation at the forums
• 5/20 Olathe Marathon
• Contact KC0QBU for a great APRS field test
• 5/29 KCAPRS.org Summit