Linux-Hams archive - December 1996: Re: ax.25 in-band digipeating of UI frames & aliases

Re: ax.25 in-band digipeating of UI frames & aliases

Alan Crosswell (terhi.victor@logonet.com)
Thu, 5 Dec 96 15:23:04 EST

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> Sorry for covering old ground for some, but what exactly does APRS do? Is
> it some sort of netrom-like routing protocol?
>
> - Craig vk2xlz

APRS is Automatic Position Reporting System, conceived by Bob Bruninga,
WB4APR. It's basically a GIS with positions of stations beaconed out
via digipeated UI frames. There are a bunch of other features.

See http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/sigs.html

73 de Alan N2YGK

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