[FQP] Mobiles on APRS

[Jeff Clarke]

Doesn't matter because both of them are multi-operator rovers.

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On Apr 24, 2017 1:03 PM, Alan Sewell N5NA <acsewell at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Since no operating frequency is sent by APRS how could it be spotting?  
> How could it be any more "self-spotting" than a mobile CQing with 
> callsign/cnty?  That's advertising your location just as APRS does. 
>
> 73, Alan N5NA 
>
> On 4/24/2017 11:41 AM, Dave Edmonds wrote: 
> > If you use APRS I'm assuming that you would be in the 'assisted' 
> > category? Is this called self-spotting? 
> > 
> > Dave WN4AFP 
> > On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 12:31 PM Alan Sewell N5NA <acsewell at gmail.com 
> > <mailto:acsewell at gmail.com>> wrote: 
> > 
> >     It appears there may only be a couple of mobiles using APRS for the 
> >     FQP.  Searching aprs.fi <http://aprs.fi> I only found AD4ES and 
> >     NO5W with a recent 
> >     presence on APRS.  Hopefully both will be running APRS during the 
> >     QSO party. 
> > 
> >     I really enjoy using APRS to follow QSO party mobiles.  It's easy to 
> >     spot when they are in a new county or about to enter a new county. It 
> >     would be nice if ALL the mobiles would give APRS a try.  With an 
> >     iPhone 
> >     or Android you can be on APRS in just a few minutes and it uses very 
> >     little data. 
> > 
> >     Here is an aprs.fi <http://aprs.fi> map with a Florida county 
> >     overlay showing the last 
> >     location of AD4ES. 
> > 
> >     <https://goo.gl/Jyvimk> 
> > 
> >     You can easily show multiple stations by separating them by a space in 
> >     the aprs.fi <http://aprs.fi> search box. 
> > 
> >     How about it.  Can we get more mobiles on APRS? 
> > 
> >     73, Alan N5NA 
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> > Dave at PKMinistryWebs.com 
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