This week’s and next week’s #APRSTHURSDAY net will be dedicated to Lynn Deffenbaugh, KJ4ERJ, who became a silent key this week.?
Lynn was the author of the APRSISCE/32 application and was truly an APRS expert. I got to know Lynn casually through the weekly #APRSTHURSDAY net. Way back in the net’s very early days I remember emailing Lynn and asking him if he minded if Cody, K7YXG, myself, and a few others “experimented” with his Announcement Server (ANSRVR) in hopes that we might be able to try the idea of a weekly APRS net. Over time, and with Lynn’s willingness to always help, that “experiment” became a weekly net that now sees over 500 operators some weeks.??
None of this would have been possible without Lynn’s help and support along the way.??
I remember one week ANSRVR was down and Lynn, while on vacation, temporarily ran the service on his laptop from his hotel room just so we could have the net. Let's all take a moment to thank Lynn with an APRS message in his honor this week during the net. None of this would have ever been possible without his help.???
WHAT: #APRSTHURSDAY net?
WHEN: 05-DEC-2024 00:00 - 23:59 UTC
WHERE: APRS
HOW: Destination Station = ANSRVR?
HOW: Message body = CQ [space] HOTG [space] 73 Lynn. Rest easy and thank you for everything.
When checking into the net, please disable any automated responses your APRS client may be configured to send after receiving a message. Excessive and unnecessary network traffic can result from Auto Answer APRS messages. On the PinPoint application, the function can be turned off by going to Tools/Options/Misc and unchecking "Auto Answer APRS Messages."?
To check in:
1) There are two (see A and B) ways to check in as an "in and out" that will limit unnecessary traffic after your check-in.
A) Station: ANSRVR.? Message body: CQ HOTG followed by your check-in message of choice.? Once you receive your ACK from ANSRVR send the following follow-up message to ANSRVR: U HOTG. This will "Unjoin'' your station and prevent additional traffic from being routed to you and eliminate unnecessary traffic on the system.
B) Station: APRSPH. Message body: HOTG followed by your check-in message of choice.? Note the absence of the CQ. This will log your check-in on the APRSPH system only. Your check-in will be counted and included in the summary but will not be broadcast by ANSRVR.
2) For stations wishing to monitor the check-in traffic from other stations, continue to check in as you always have.? Station: ANSRVR.? Message body: CQ HOTG followed by your message of choice.? WE ASK HOWEVER when you are done monitoring, PLEASE send the following command to ANSRVR.? U HOTG.
73 Mike KC8OWL
