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APRS. By Jim Mastrogiovanni KK5RZ. December 14, 2006. APRS was developed in the early 1990's by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for digital communications and tracking mobile GPS equipped stations utilizing Amateur two-way radio. APRS stands for Automatic Packet Reporting Station.
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APRS By Jim Mastrogiovanni KK5RZ December 14, 2006
APRS was developed in the early 1990's by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for digital communications and tracking mobile GPS equipped stations utilizing Amateur two-way radio.
APRS stands for Automatic Packet Reporting Station APRS can keep track of: • Stations • Locations • Objects • Tracks • Areas • Weather • Assets APRS also provides short text messaging capability
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