What is aprs all about?

• Immediate local digital and graphical information exchange between all participants in a local area or event. This includes:
• Positions of all stations and objects
• Status of all stations
• Messages, Bulletins and Announcements
• Weather data and telemetry
• DF bearings and signal strengths for quick transmitter hunting
• RF connectivity plots of all stations
• Local objects on a common map display for all users
• Local frequencies, IRLP, ECHOlink, Winlink, nets, meetings

• Typical applications are:
• Routine local awareness of all HAM radio events and assets around you
• Marathons, races, events and public service
• Search and rescue
• Family communications, tracking and one-line emails
• Mobile-to-mobile global text messaging
• Weather data exchange and display
• Efficient multi-user satellite communications