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- BUSY INDICATOR
When the application is talking to the APRS server (i.e. transmitting position data), this indicator will turn red from translucent blue.
- LINK INDICATOR
If the application successfully established a link to the APRS server (i.e. login information was accepted) this indicator will turn green, otherwise it stays translucent blue.
- LOC INDICATOR
If the LOC indicator is green instead of translucent blue, the application will transmit locator instead of GPS coordinates. This way you can make your position vague to the rest of the world. Locator packet is not supported by APRS.fi [2010-01-01], please use FINDU.com or this site to track locators.
- MSG INDICATOR
If the MSG indicator is green instead of translucent blue, the application attaches a text message to transmitted position reports. You can customize this text message in the configuration screen.
- POS INDICATOR
If the POS indicator is green instead of translucent blue, the application will automatically transmit position reports every time the GPS coordinates change regardless of the time interval.
- CROSSHAIR BUTTON
The crosshair button can be used to send out immediate position reports. When you press it, the application transmits current position report and does not wait for the next interval.
- LINK BUTTON
If the application fails to automatically connect to the APRS server (the LINK indicator will be translucent blue), this button will become enabled and you can manually try to reconnect. All attempts are logged in the log view. When connected, link button will change to a "flash" icon and you can use it to disconnect from APRS server.
- BEACON BUTTON
This button turns the automatic beacon on or off. If it is bright blue, then the reports are sent out using the selected interval, otherwise beacons are not sent out automatically. You can still use the crosshair button to send them out manually.
- 1, 2, 5 BUTTONS
These three buttons set the interval for the automatic beacon. You can select 1, 2 or 5 minute intervals or you can set your own custom interval in the configuration screen.
- SETTINGS BUTTON
The SETTINGS button launches the configuration screen.
- LOC BUTTON
The LOC button enables transmitting locator instead of GPS coordinates.
- POS BUTTON
The POS button enables transmitting position data when GPS coordinates change.
- DSCR BUTTON
The DSCR button disables the phone’s screensaver and lets the application run for an extended period of time.
- LOG BUTTON
The LOG button launches application log. All communications with the APRS server all logged here.
- MAP BUTTON
The MAP button open a map view with you current position and with option to access the APRS.FI service.
- CINT BUTTON
The CINT button enables custom interval that you can set up in the configuration screen. If custom interval is set up, this button will become enabled.
- FIL BUTTON
The FIL button lets you send custom filters to the APRS server.
- GPS BUTTON
The GPS button opens screen with detailed GPS information including vertical and horizontal accuracy.
- CALLSIGN
Enter your callsign. The SSID portion is not required. The application will assign you a random SSID number if you don’t provide your own.
- ICON
Select APRS icon you want to attach to your position reports.
- GATE SERVER
If you want to connect to a specific APRS server enter the hostname or IP address here, otherwise the application will use one of the rotate.aprs2.net servers.
- PORT NUMBER
If your server uses port that differs from the default 14580, enter it here.
- MESSAGE
Add your custom message that is sent out with all position reports. This message shouldn’t be longer than 43 characters.
- RANGE FILTER
If you want to see a list of stations in your vicinity, enter the radius of your interest. Range filter value of 0 will block out reports from all stations and the station list will be empty (if you have a metered data plan, you can save on traffic this way).
- INTERVAL
You can configure a custom interval if the default presets of 1, 2 and 5 minutes do not match your needs. Once a value is provided here, the CINT button will become active and you can turn the beacon on.
- DISTANCE
If you have the POS functionality enabled and you want the application to send out beacons every time the GPS position changes, specify the threshold for change. For example, if the position between previous coords and current coords differs by 50 meters, the application will send out a report.
When setting this field, pleas use HB9DWS' table of speed vs. distance relationships, otherwise you might generate unnecessary traffic. Beacons sent out faster than 1 per 10s will be automatically dropped.
- LATITUDE & LONGITUDE
If you are running this application on iPod Touch, use these fields to specify latitude and longitude from an external GPS device. Use decimal format for coordinates, not DMS.
- METRIC UNITS
Select if you want to use metric units (km, m, kmh, ...) or imperial units (mi, ft, mph, ...).
