Document Outline

• Amateurs Building the New Global Communications Network
• Kenwood’s Approaches for development of APRS
• New Technology Expands Amateur Radio Versatility
• DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT
  • 1.1 GPS Unit
  • 1.2 Evolving Development
  • 1.3 Other New Functions
• HOW YOU ENJOY APRS WITH TH-D72A/E (WRITTEN BY BOB BRUNINGA, WB4APR)
• PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATING APRS
  • 3.1 What Do I Need to Configure?
  • 3.2 Configuration
    • 3.2.1 Built-in Clock
    • 3.2.2 My Callsign
    • 3.2.3 Beacon Type
    • 3.2.4 Data Band
    • 3.2.5 Packet Speed
    • 3.2.6 Position
    • 3.2.7 Position Comment
    • 3.2.8 Status Text
    • 3.2.9 APRS Icon
    • 3.2.10 Method of Beacon Transmission
    • 3.2.11 Packet Path
    • 3.2.12 Sound
    • 3.2.13 Battery Saver
    • 3.2.14 APRS Operating Frequency
    • 3.2.15 Placing a Transceiver in APRS mode
    • 3.2.16 Transmitting a Beacon
• GPS
  • 4.1 What is GPS?
    • 4.1.1 Position Determination Principle
    • 4.1.2 Datum (Geodetic Survey System)
  • 4.2 GPS Receivers
    • 4.2.1 Garmin GPS18xPC
    • 4.2.2 AvMap G5
    • 4.2.3 Other GPS Receivers
    • 4.2.4 Settings for Geodetic Survey System
  • 4.3 Internal GPS
    • 4.3.1 GPS Satellite Information Display
    • 4.3.2 Automatic Adjustment of the Built-in Clock
    • 4.3.3 North Up and Heading Up
    • 4.3.4 NMEA Sentence Output
    • 4.3.5 Internal GPS Unit Save
    • 4.3.6 Battery Operating Time during the Concurrent Use of the Internal GPS Unit
    • 4.3.7 GPS Only Mode
    • 4.3.8 Log Function
    • 4.3.9 Mark Waypoint
    • 4.3.10 Target Point
    • 4.3.11 SBAS
• APRS SOFTWARE FOR YOUR PC
  • 5.1 UI-View32
    • 5.1.1 Introduction of UI-View
    • 5.1.2 Connecting a PC
    • 5.1.3 How to Configure UI-View32
  • 5.2 Available Software associated with APRS
• OPERATIONAL EXAMPLES OF APRS
  • 6.1 Let’s Go Mobile
    • 6.1.1 Overview
    • 6.1.2 Decay Algorithm Function
    • 6.1.3 Proportional Pathing Function
    • 6.1.4 Simultaneously using Decay Algorithm and Proportional Pathing
    • 6.1.5 SmartBeaconing (Written by Steve Bragg, KA9MVA)
    • 6.1.6 QSY Function
    • 6.1.7 Message Function
    • 6.1.8 APRS Lock
  • 6.2 Base Station (Weather Station)
    • 6.2.1 Using Meteorological Equipment
• APRS NETWORKS
  • 7.1 APRS Servers
  • 7.2 IGate
  • 7.3 Let’s Send Email
    • 7.3.1 Sending Email with TH-D72A/E
  • 7.4 Digipeaters (Digital Repeaters)
    • 7.4.1 UIDIGI
    • 7.4.2 UIFLOOD
    • 7.4.3 UITRACE
    • 7.4.4 Configuration Examples (USA)
    • 7.4.5 Proper Configuration (written by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR)
  • 7.5 Packet Path
    • 7.5.1 New-N Paradigm
    • 7.5.2 RELAY Paradigm
    • 7.5.3 STATE/ SECTION/ REGION
• MCP-4A MEMORY CONTROL PROGRAM (FOR USE WITH TH-D72A/E)
  • 8.1 Downloading and Installing MCP-4A
  • 8.2 Main Functions of MCP-4A
    • 8.2.1 Useful Functions of MCP-4A
    • 8.2.2 Functions Only Configurable by MCP-4A
  • 8.3 Reading a File
    • 8.3.1 Reading a File Created with MCP-4A
    • 8.3.2 Importing Other MCP Files into MCP-4A
  • 8.4 Reading GPS Log Data
    • 8.4.1 Reading GPS Log Data from TH-D72A/E
    • 8.4.2 Managing the Read GPS Log Data
    • 8.4.3 Converting to KML or GPX File Format
  • 8.5 Introduction to Main Functions
    • 8.5.1 Simple Operation
    • 8.5.2 Graphical Display of SmartBeaconing
    • 8.5.3 Changing the Font Sizes
    • 8.5.4 Setting your Callsign
    • 8.5.5 Exporting .hmk Files
    • 8.5.6 Configuring RSS
    • 8.5.7 Changing the Power-on Bitmap Image
    • 8.5.8 Configuring the Character String for the Power-on Password
• HOW TO UPDATE FIRMWARE
  • 9.1 Firmware
  • 9.2 Verifying Necessary Equipment
  • 9.3 How to Verify Firmware Version
    • 9.3.1 Checking with the Transceiver
    • 9.3.2 Checking with MCP-4A
  • 9.4 How to Get Latest Firmware/Software
  • 9.5 How to Update
• MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
  • 10.1 AvMap (Don Arnold, W6GPS)
• APPENDIX