Glossary
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- [[APRS]]: Automated Position Reporting System | - [[APRS]]: Automated Position Reporting System | ||
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- [[InternetSystem|APRS-IS]]: APRS-Internet System | - [[InternetSystem|APRS-IS]]: APRS-Internet System | ||
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- digi: short for "digipeater" | - digi: short for "digipeater" | ||
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- [[Digipeater|digipeater]]: a "digital repeater," a radio transceiver (often mounted on a hill or mountain) which re-broadcasts the packets it receives over a wide area | - [[Digipeater|digipeater]]: a "digital repeater," a radio transceiver (often mounted on a hill or mountain) which re-broadcasts the packets it receives over a wide area | ||
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- findu: a web site at [http://www.findu.com http://www.findu.com] which collects APRS data from APRS-IS and can answer queries on the database. Also, generically, the Internet aspect of APRS, though there are many other useful APRS sites | - findu: a web site at [http://www.findu.com http://www.findu.com] which collects APRS data from APRS-IS and can answer queries on the database. Also, generically, the Internet aspect of APRS, though there are many other useful APRS sites | ||
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- gate: short for IGate | - gate: short for IGate | ||
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- GPS: Global Positioning System. A //GPS receiver// uses signals from satellites to determine its position. For APRS use, the GPS receiver will then send the location information to a TNC for transmission by radio | - GPS: Global Positioning System. A //GPS receiver// uses signals from satellites to determine its position. For APRS use, the GPS receiver will then send the location information to a TNC for transmission by radio | ||
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- ham: a person who uses amateur radio. The origin of the nickname is obscure | - ham: a person who uses amateur radio. The origin of the nickname is obscure | ||
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- hop: when a digipeater repeats a packet, it's considered a "hop." If a second digi receives the packet from the first digi and retransmits it, that counts as a second hop | - hop: when a digipeater repeats a packet, it's considered a "hop." If a second digi receives the packet from the first digi and retransmits it, that counts as a second hop | ||
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- [[IGate]]: Internet Gateway, a radio and computer setup for receiving packet data via radio and sending those packets to the Internet (via [[InternetSystem|APRS-IS]]) | - [[IGate]]: Internet Gateway, a radio and computer setup for receiving packet data via radio and sending those packets to the Internet (via [[InternetSystem|APRS-IS]]) | ||
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- packet: a bundle of data (like an APRS user's call sign and location, or a weather station's report on conditions) plus a path and other information, represented as a set of bytes in a computer or transmitted via radio as a series of rapidly-changing tones | - packet: a bundle of data (like an APRS user's call sign and location, or a weather station's report on conditions) plus a path and other information, represented as a set of bytes in a computer or transmitted via radio as a series of rapidly-changing tones | ||
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- [[Paths|path]]: a specification of the path a packet should take through the digipeater system. Can be explicit (using the callsigns of the intended repeaters and the ultimate destination) or symbolic, like "WIDE2-2" which digipeaters will interpret to mean "repeat twice." | - [[Paths|path]]: a specification of the path a packet should take through the digipeater system. Can be explicit (using the callsigns of the intended repeaters and the ultimate destination) or symbolic, like "WIDE2-2" which digipeaters will interpret to mean "repeat twice." | ||
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- TNC: Terminal Node Controller. A device which can control a radio and transmit computer data (like a user's call sign and GPS position information) using a series of rapidly-changing tones | - TNC: Terminal Node Controller. A device which can control a radio and transmit computer data (like a user's call sign and GPS position information) using a series of rapidly-changing tones | ||
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- [[VoiceAlert|Voice Alert]] is a way of setting up an APRS station to notify you if other active stations come into simplex voice range | - [[VoiceAlert|Voice Alert]] is a way of setting up an APRS station to notify you if other active stations come into simplex voice range | ||
Revision as of 11:41, 14 August 2007
APRS Glossary
- APRS: Automated Position Reporting System
- APRS-IS: APRS-Internet System
- digi: short for "digipeater"
- digipeater: a "digital repeater," a radio transceiver (often mounted on a hill or mountain) which re-broadcasts the packets it receives over a wide area
- findu: a web site at http://www.findu.com which collects APRS data from APRS-IS and can answer queries on the database. Also, generically, the Internet aspect of APRS, though there are many other useful APRS sites
- gate: short for IGate
- GPS: Global Positioning System. A //GPS receiver// uses signals from satellites to determine its position. For APRS use, the GPS receiver will then send the location information to a TNC for transmission by radio
- ham: a person who uses amateur radio. The origin of the nickname is obscure
- hop: when a digipeater repeats a packet, it's considered a "hop." If a second digi receives the packet from the first digi and retransmits it, that counts as a second hop
- IGate: Internet Gateway, a radio and computer setup for receiving packet data via radio and sending those packets to the Internet (via APRS-IS)
- packet: a bundle of data (like an APRS user's call sign and location, or a weather station's report on conditions) plus a path and other information, represented as a set of bytes in a computer or transmitted via radio as a series of rapidly-changing tones
- path: a specification of the path a packet should take through the digipeater system. Can be explicit (using the callsigns of the intended repeaters and the ultimate destination) or symbolic, like "WIDE2-2" which digipeaters will interpret to mean "repeat twice."
- TNC: Terminal Node Controller. A device which can control a radio and transmit computer data (like a user's call sign and GPS position information) using a series of rapidly-changing tones
- Voice Alert is a way of setting up an APRS station to notify you if other active stations come into simplex voice range
