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diff --git a/ham/aprx/README b/ham/aprx/README index ed741bf033..109fe84cdf 100644 --- a/ham/aprx/README +++ b/ham/aprx/README @@ -1,28 +1,31 @@ -aprx was originally a receive-only APRS iGate software, now extended to do -digipeating, and Tx-iGate. It works on any UNIX-like systems with minimal -requirements of system services, or system libraries beyond basic POSIX libc. +aprx was originally a receive-only APRS iGate software, now extended to +do digipeating, and Tx-iGate. It works on any UNIX-like systems with +minimal requirements of system services, or system libraries beyond +basic POSIX libc. -The software is to be installed on a suitable UNIX-like system, and its +The software is to be installed on a suitable UNIX-like system, and its configuration file is then to be adjusted. Then it can: * Handle arbitrary number of radio modems connected to itself -* Optionally relay APRS packets from radio receivers to APRS-IS +* Optionally relay APRS packets from radio receivers to APRS-IS (http://www.aprs-is.net) network -* Optionally digipeat AX.25 packets with and without APRS NEWn-N +* Optionally digipeat AX.25 packets with and without APRS NEWn-N paradigm rules -* Optionally relay APRS packets from APRS-IS network to radio channel +* Optionally relay APRS packets from APRS-IS network to radio channel (Tx-iGate) -This software is intended for very limited resources environment, like small -embedded-like machines barely able to run the operating system with TCP/IP -networking. -A receive-only Rx-iGate does not need any sort of licenses in most parts of -the world where radio amateur hobby is permitted to begin with. +This software is intended for very limited resources environment, like +small embedded-like machines barely able to run the operating system +with TCP/IP networking. -On version 2, aprx has gotten the ability to do APRS Digipeater function, -Aprx Tx-iGate, as well as a variation of that called Viscous APRS Digipeater, -which is an excellent choice for a Fill-In digipeater like on a mobile -station. Viscousness means that it will listen for other copies of same -packet for a small configurable number of seconds, and if it hears same -packet only once, it will do normal digipeating for it. +A receive-only Rx-iGate does not need any sort of licenses in most parts +of the world where radio amateur hobby is permitted to begin with. -aprx can optionall be used with soundmodem in place of a hardware TNC. +On version 2, aprx has gotten the ability to do APRS Digipeater +function, Aprx Tx-iGate, as well as a variation of that called Viscous +APRS Digipeater, which is an excellent choice for a Fill-In digipeater +like on a mobile station. Viscousness means that it will listen for +other copies of same packet for a small configurable number of seconds, +and if it hears same packet only once, it will do normal digipeating for +it. + +aprx can optionally be used with soundmodem in place of a hardware TNC. |