OVARC Monthly Meeting - All About APRS

Open to the public.

All About APRS

Presented by Marnee Dearman - KG7SIO

APRS stands for Automatic Packet Reporting System. It is a digital-mode packet-radio protocol. Basically this means that you transmit encoded data and it sounds like scratchy modem-noises.

APRS is often thought of that system where you can transmit your GPS coordinates and you'll show up on a map. While this is true, and often how APRS is used, there are many, many more possibilities. So many that it gave me an idea for an APRS software application, which took me down the rabbit hole of everything APRS and amateur packet radio.

I will cover everything I learned along the way of developing my own APRS software application, and how anyone, even non-programmers, can get involved in the project.

Marnee, KG7SIO, is a member of the OVARC board of directors, and the website manager.