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Let's get this thread back on the correct subject line.

Michael, please describe the hardware and O/S platform that you are using. What O/S (Windows, Linux, etc.) are you running? What is the screen size in pixels? Is it a touch screen? I need a few more details if I'm going to be able to help.

Regarding displaying current Mic-E status on the map, it can be done by selecting View->View Map Layers...->View Mic-E Status. That will put a colored circle around each station reporting Mic-E status (no circles around stations not reporting Mic-E status). Solid-line circles for standard Mic-E status codes, dashed-line circles for custom codes. The colors corresponding to statuses are documented in the online help; look up Mic-E in the help index. Note this is different from the filled-in circles behind station icons that report APRSdos-style item status (emergency, mobile or fixed, your objects or someone else's, or just plain old and probably out-of-date).The status is also printed as text if you click on a station icon with the mouse on the map; the popup box includes all the current information about that station, including its Mic-E status.

Hope this helps.

Andrew, KA2DDO
author of YAAC

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Michael WA7SKG <wa7skg@...>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2019 4:19 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yaac-users] Message box

For my desired purpose, I am using equipment dedicated to the
purpose, in place and in use all the time. The goal is to provide
position and status reporting in real time, as well as to send and
receive short messages. I would also be interested in seeing other
stations in my vicinity. When I originally brought this up on various
forums, the overwhelming reply was to use YAAC for the purpose, even
after explaining my equipment configuration.

At this time, a larger, higher resolution screen is not an option for
me. Granted, I may have to consider that option in the future, but it
would require a significant restructuring of my installation. To arrive
at a location and need to change my status a bunch of times per day, I
don't have time to connect a laptop in the vehicle, fire it up, launch
programs, run through menus and make a status update.

If there is a non-graphical client for APRS that will provide the
information I need and able to quickly update status and message
information, and run on my existing hardware, that would be fine. As of
now, I have yet to find such software.

Okay, here is a system recap.

Mobile installation:
* Raspberry Pi 3B+ running up to date Raspbian Buster OS
* TNC-Pi hat mounted on RPi
* Official Raspberry Pi 7" Touchscreen Display, Screen resolution 800x480 pixels

- These are all mounted in a Smarti-Pi Touch case with VESA mount attached to a mobile monitor mount.

- This is normally operated via the touchscreen. There is a small wireless keyboard (Rii-tek model RT-MWK01) that is usually stowed but can be retrieved for data entry when stopped.

- These are connected to an IC-V8000 radio dedicated for APRS and not used for any other purpose except in an emergency.

I have attached two pictures of my mobile installation so far. The first picture shows a rear view of the APRS head showing the TNC-Pi mounted on the Rpi. Radio interface and power connections are not hooked up in these pictures. The second picture is the overall mobile environment. Not shown is the yet to be installed V8000 radio and some additional hardware. The V8000 will be installed in front of the TurboTuner2 at the bottom of the picture. One mod I am considering is the addition of a small panel of buttons on top of the monitor that will provide a power on/off for the RPi and possibly some programmable buttons connected to GPIO pins on the RPi.

I would like to share some thoughts from Bob, WB4APR (inventor of APRS), which helped develop some of my goals.

"APRS is not a vehicle tracking system. It is a two-way tactical real-time digital communications system between all assets in a network sharing information about everything going on in the local area. On ham radio, this means if something is happening now, or there is information that could be valuable to you, then it should show up on your APRS radio in your mobile." ()

"APRS is not about vehicle tracking. It is a single information resource channel where everything that is going on in ham radio in the surrounding area can be announced and updated in real time. It presents to the viewer on his APRS radio front panel all that is happening right now, where it is, and all the info he needs to participate whether it is an event, happening, net, activity, announcement, future activity, or situation. The APRS channel is his one-stop look at everything that could be going on in the local area, and his one-stop place to post what he might be doing that might be of interest to others. APRS is not about GPS positions, it is about a situational map display of everything that is happening, and most of that is OBJECTS containing INFO on the activity and how to contact other operators." ()

In my case, I operate in a dispatch/response environment. As such, I may spend my entire day in one place, or I may go to multiple destinations in one day. Knowing my status in real time helps the success of this operation. The ability to provide, update, and display real-time status information and short messages in a timely, easy to use system, is a great benefit to efficiency. It frees up voice time on the radio, provides a timestamped record, reduces the necessity of someone always at the mic on the other end, and covers a wide geographic area that would otherwise require multiple repeaters and voice channels.

I hope this helps clarify my situation.

Michael WA7SKG



Andrew P. wrote on 12/28/19 2:19 PM: