On Jan 5, 2012 8:36 AM, "Bob Bruninga" bruninga@usna.edu wrote:
APRS Email Format:
KQ6UP>BEACON,ARISS::EMAIL :kq6up@kq6up.org This is a test of ISS
mail.
Yes, that is correct APRS message format for an Email
How do I send email on 144.390? Is the same way as I would send via the ISS?
yes, you could replace the via path with WIDE2-2, that should show if you are getting recieved as wel.
That will work just about anywhere in the western hemisphere on 144.39 or
in
Europe on 144.800.
Does this system limit my emails to one a day or something? My last terrestrial test did not seem to work via wide2-1.
Any APRS packet you send can be verified that it was pickedup via the
global
APRS system by simply going to http://APRS.FI and entering the callsign.
If
that station has never sent a position report, then APRS.FI will say "no position known" but that does not mean that it did not capture the message packet. To see other packets fromany station, click on Other-views/Raw packets and then enter the callsign on that page and you should see your packet within seconds (if it was heard)..
Whether it gets delivered by actual email is a separate issue. I just
tried
it and got the email within less than a minute.
If you have an APRS radio all the formatting is done for you. Just send
the
APRS message to EMAIL and the first word of the message must be an Email address.
Send it on 144.39 VIA WIDE2-2 Send it on 145.825 via ARISS
Good luck Bob, Wb4APR
Thanks, Bob. It worked perfectly. I am sorry I did not get a chance to report back, but I had company come over right after the pass. Very exciting, but my wife did not understand the significance of what I had done -- even though it means I would be able to email her from anywhere when I am out exploring.
Thanks, Chris