Overview

APRS Client Capabilities Chart
Client Features Table
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Sheet 1: APRS Client Capabilities Chart
02/01/2010 13:29:31
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Sheet 2: Client Features Table
FEATURES Alinco DR 135TP Alinco DR 620T Alinco DR 635T APRS Deluxe APRS Navi- gator Ham HUD Ken wood D7(A)G Ken wood D700A Linksys NSLU2 AGW Tracker APRS +SA APRS Point APRS ce Aprs DOS Balloon Track D mapper Jav APRS Mac APRS Mac APRS OSX Win APRS X APRS Ozi APRS Net APRS APRS SCS Pocket APRS Radio Mobile Smart Palm UI Mess enger Ui View 16 Ui View 32 USA Photo Maps Xastir
Exit Strategy n/a Discon tinued 2005 n/a

Open Source n/a n/a n/a ? Discon tinued ? ? Source ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Discon tinued? ? ? ? Discon tinued ? BSD Source ? Discon tinued (SK) Discon tinued (SK) Open Source GPL Source
Last Updated 2005 2002 2005

2006 2000 1999 2006 2006 2005 2007 2003 2006 2006 2006 2007 2005 2005 2006 1999 2004 2004 2006 2004 2005 2005 2002 2004 2004 2008 2009
Price (US Dollars) 269 454 350

140 330 475 84 49 15 60 40 0 0 20-40 0 50 50 50 ? 20
20 40 0 0 0 Note23 Note23 0 0
Full functionality w/o registration X X X

X X X X X


X
X
X X X X

X
X X X

X X
Objects





T/R20 T/R20
T/R T/R

T/R


T/R T/R T/R T/R R6
T/R



T/R T/R T/R T/R
Items












T/R








F



R21 R21
T/R
Mixed-Case Objects









T/R

T/R






R6
T/R



T/R T/R T/R T/R
Mixed-Case Items












T/R








F



R21 R21
T/R
Base-91 Compressed Posits





R R

X

X

X X X X X

F



X X T/R T/R
Base-91 Compressed Objects/Items












X








F



X X T/R T/R
!DAO! High-Res































Dead Reckoning: Stations









X

X


X X X X

X






X
Dead Reckoning: Objects/Items









X

X


X X X X

X




X
X
WX Parsed from Objects












X








X



X X
X
Weather Alerts n/a n/a n/a


n/a n/a n/a
X

X


X X X X

F



X1 X1
X
Audible Weather Alerts









X

















X
X
Finger WXSVR for full text of WX Alerts n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a



















X
X
Shapefile WX Alerts n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a
X





X X P3 X






X1 X1
X
Shapefile Holes Implemented n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a





















X
Proximity Alerts









X

X








F




X
X
Spoken Proximity Alerts









X

















X19
X
Spoken Messages




n/a
X22
X X





X X









X
X
Spoken New Stations




n/a


X X





X X









X
X
Interstate Mile Mark Positioning












X








F




X

Auto Satellite Tracking Objects












X














X8



































































MORE FEATURES Alinco DR 135TP Alinco DR 620T Alinco DR 635T APRS Deluxe APRS Navi- gator Ham HUD Ken wood D7(A)G Ken wood D700A Linksys NSLU2 AGW Tracker APRS +SA APRS Point APRS ce Aprs DOS Balloon Track D mapper Jav APRS Mac APRS Mac APRS OSX Win APRS X APRS Ozi APRS Net APRS APRS SCS Pocket APRS Radio Mobile Smart Palm UI Mess enger Ui View 16 Ui View 32 USA Photo Maps Xastir
GPS Download Support n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a








X X X X X
F





X X
$GPRMC X X X



X

X

X
X
X X X X X
F X
X
X X X X
$GPGGA X X X



X

X

X
X
X X X X X
F



X X X X
$GPGLL
X X






X

X








F





X
$PGRMF









X











F







$GPVTG X X X









X








F







$LCVTG (Loran)












X

















$LCGLL (Loran)









X

X

















$LCBWC (Loran)









X




















$GPNVP
















X X X X










$PNTS X X X




























SONY X X X




























Networked GPS n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a












X








X
Plot positions on Garmin Map Screen





X X

X

X








F




X
X
Garmin Rhino Position Inputs n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a












X








X
Gate RINO WP's -> APRS Objects n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a






















X
Create Maps from GPS Data n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a




X








F






X
Create Maps from APRS Trails n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a














F






X
UTM Display









X





X X X X X







X X
UTM Input









X









X







X X
MGRS





























X X
Maidenhead Grid






X

X11

X


X X X X

F



X X
X
Decimal Degrees









X



X




X





X X X X
Decimal Minutes (APRS std)









X

X






X
X X
X
X X X X
Deg/Min/Sec









X





X X X X X







X X
Convert Between Coordinates n/a n/a n/a


n/a n/a

X









X







X X
Movement alarm per station












X
X






X




X

Scheduler for running other apps n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a




















X

Tab Interface n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a
X





















Shows WX as Chart n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a
X





















Can Replay WX n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a
X























































































NETWORK STEWARDSHIP Alinco DR 135TP Alinco DR 620T Alinco DR 635T APRS Deluxe APRS Navi- gator Ham HUD Ken wood D7(A)G Ken wood D700A Linksys NSLU2 AGW Tracker APRS +SA APRS Point APRS ce Aprs DOS Balloon Track D mapper Jav APRS Mac APRS Mac APRS OSX Win APRS X APRS Ozi APRS Net APRS APRS SCS Pocket APRS Radio Mobile Smart Palm UI Mess enger Ui View 16 Ui View 32 USA Photo Maps Xastir
SmartBeaconing




X



X











F X
X

X X X
Corner-Pegging




X
















F

X


X X
Decaying Packet Periods









X

X








X






X
Auto-Net Cycle Timing









X

X
















P
Reply Ack's (piggyback)









X

X


X X X X

F






X
Smart Ack'ing









X

X
















X
Admonishes Bad Paths












X
















X
Prevents User Timing Abuse












X
















P
Displays Aloha Circle n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a




X














X8
X
Displays Digi PHG's












X














X8
X
Auto HF Rates n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a




X

















Admonishes HF Digis n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a























30s Igate Dupe Queue n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a






















X
Settable Igate Delay n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a






















F


































































SYMBOLS Alinco DR 135TP Alinco DR 620T Alinco DR 635T APRS Deluxe APRS Navi- gator Ham HUD Ken wood D7(A)G Ken wood D700A Linksys NSLU2 AGW Tracker APRS +SA APRS Point APRS ce Aprs DOS Balloon Track D mapper Jav APRS Mac APRS Mac APRS OSX Win APRS X APRS Ozi APRS Net APRS APRS SCS Pocket APRS Radio Mobile Smart Palm UI Mess enger Ui View 16 Ui View 32 USA Photo Maps Xastir
Symbol Type n/a n/a n/a


n/a n/a n/a



Vector















Icon Icon
All Overlays n/a n/a n/a


n/a n/a n/a



X

















Azimuth Rotations n/a n/a n/a


n/a n/a n/a



X
















X
Heading Vector n/a n/a n/a


n/a n/a n/a



X